Steve Westly

Active Investor

Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Menlo Park, California

Steve Westly, Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business is an active investor based in Menlo Park, California. This profile covers what Steve Westly backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Steve Westly is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at The Westly Group. Prior to founding The Westly Group, he served as the Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California. Mr. Westly is also a Co-Founder, President, Chairman, and Board Member at Westly Foundation and serves as a Board Member at Network Perception, Awair, Circulor, Edeniq, Vinli, RadiumOne, and Greenwave Systems, as well as a Board Observer at Cleverciti; he previously served as a Board Member at Simple Energy and as an advisor to Mavatar. As Controller, he chaired the State Lands Commission and served on 63 other boards and commissions, including CalPERS and CalSTRS, the nation's two largest public pension funds, which together invest more than $350 billion. He currently serves on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board as a representative for the venture capital industry. Before running for office, he helped guide the online auction company eBay through its period of most rapid growth, serving as Senior Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, M&A, and International, where he helped bring the company to Europe and Asia and developed the marketing and acquisition strategies that paved the path for its exponential growth. Mr. Westly holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseEdTech
Location: Menlo Park, California
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

Notable investments

Rescale

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