David Fries
David has more than 37 years of operations, advanced technology, and investment experience. Having joined VantagePoint in 2001, he works with portfolio companies on a broad range of operational matters, including product and infrastructure development and production scale-up strategies. David has been a senior-level venture capitalist for more than 20 years. He began his career at General Electric, serving 17 years in numerous executive roles in engineering, manufacturing, senior management, and finance. He directed GE Venture Capital's California operations, which later became the venture capital firm Canaan Partners and, in his last role, was President of General Electric Ceramics, a wholly owned subsidiary. David is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University (BS) and Case Western Reserve University (PhD in Physical Chemistry).
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