Stephan Dolezalek has spent 25 years in Silicon Valley working exclusively with technology driven companies.  He joined VantagePoint as a Partner in 1999. Since that time he has acted as head of the Firm's Software and Life Sciences Groups prior to crafting the Firm's CleanTech platform in 2002, actively heading the CleanTech Group since its inception.   Stephan has acted as Co-Chair of the CleanTech Venture Network's Advisory Board, is an active member of the American Council on Renewable Energy, and is a frequent speaker on the topic of our New Energy Economy.

Prior to joining VantagePoint, Stephan was a senior partner with the law firm of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison acting as Managing Partner of that Firm's Palo Alto Office, Head of the Business and Technology Group and Chairman of the Life Sciences Group. He is a graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (BCP) and the University of Virginia School of Law (JD).

At VantagePoint, Stephan has guided the Firm's CleanTech practice to become one of the preeminent practices in the world.  VantagePoint is one of the nation's largest venture organizations with almost $5 billion under management.  Of that amount, $400 million has been invested in CleanTech companies to date, with another $1 billion reserved for future CleanTech investments.  The CleanTech Group's 15 dedicated investment professionals and dozen Corporate Strategic Partners (including companies like BP, P&G;, DuPont, Best Buy, Jabil, Scottish & Southern and Schlumberger) form the largest commercially focused group in private clean technology investing.  With a leading portfolio that includes companies such as BrightSource, Better Place, Bridgelux, Chemrec, Cobalt Mascoma, Miasolé, Tesla and Tendril Networks, the Firm plays across the entire spectrum of clean technology.