Laurie Yoler
Managing Director , GrowthPoint Technology Partners
Laurie Yoler has been helping emerging technology companies grow for more than 20 years, as an executive, advisor, investor, and board member. She has served on the boards of public companies, private companies, and non-profit organizations. She is currently a Managing Director at
GrowthPoint Technology Partners, a technology investment bank based in Palo Alto, Calif, serving technology and cleantech companies worldwide.
Prior to GrowthPoint Technology Partners, she was chief development officer at Intellectual Ventures, working with Nathan Myhrvold exploring invention and investment opportunities in a wide variety of technology areas. Before joining Intellectual Ventures, Ms.
Yoler was vice president of marketing and business development for Packet Design LLC, a networking R&D firm started by Judy Estrin, Bill Carrico, and Van Jacobson.
Laurie was instrumental in helping Packet Design spin out three networking companies: Vernier Networks, Packet Design Inc., and Precision I/O.
Ms.
Yoler was previously a director at Sun Microsystems for seven years, where she held a number of corporate development, business development, marketing, and sales management positions, including three years based in Geneva, Switzerland, as the sales director for financial markets for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. While in Europe, she was selected as a member of the European Union Financial Issues Working Group, which made recommendations to the EU on technology standards. She was also instrumental in the launch of Java worldwide.
Prior to Sun, Ms.
Yoler was the director of product development and management at Visa, where she designed and launched the Visa Check Card. Before joining Visa, she was a manager in the advanced technology practices of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Ms.
Yoler brings consumer product marketing, business development, and public policy expertise to the Tesla Motors board.