Ep 208 Improving One Billion lives with Reaction

Reaction is a global community and fund invested in solving the toughest global problems.

 

We are a global team who shares a vision for a world where thought leadership and innovation can change more lives in less time.

 

Why now?  Because more innovations will be created in more countries and industries over the next decade than in the previous 50 years.  Many that offer the potential to solve pressing global issues will fail to reach the markets that need them the most.

 

Reaction was founded by a diverse team of global leaders who united to solve this problem.  

 

Dan Matthies

Dan is a proven builder and operator of global businesses, a Stanford Changemaker, awarded innovator, and Top 100 Entrepreneur.   He has been leading Reaction since its inception.

 

Prior to Reaction, for 15 years Dan built and operated global tech businesses, including an awarded investment platform used by leading institutions to manage trillions of assets.  As a corporate entrepreneur, he was responsible for all aspects of strategy, product, growth and P&L, creating over $3 Billion in enterprise value.

 

Dan is an alum of Stanford University (Stanford Executive Program and The Corporate Entrepreneur),  The Wharton School of Business (MBA), and The College of New Jersey (Finance and International Business).

 

Dan has also completed his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmatthies/

 

 

Michael Dorsey

I have a successful 20-year record in Impact Investing, having co-founded and managed the innovative Bay Area Equity Fund (now DBL Investors), which achieved a 24% IRR, 4x cash-on-cash return, and created more than 15,000 jobs. My current fund, the Bay Area Growth Fund, seeks to repeat this success. I also managed two funds for the Westly Group, focused primarily on clean tech. 

Prior to my venture capital career, I spent 20 years in investment banking, primarily focused on technology and other emerging growth companies. I served as Head of Technology Company investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Cowen & Co.

I am committed to improving the world through for-profit investing. In addition to investing, I am also committed to supporting the companies and entrepreneurs we invest in.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dorsey-372a6710/

 

 

Julieta Romero

 

Julieta has broad experience across venture capital, FoodTech, government and banking.

 

She began her career at JP Morgan where she led a team of analysts performing macroeconomic and industry research on opportunities in Power and Utilities, Oil and Gas, Retail and Hospitality.  

 

She then went on to advise the Secretary of Financial Services and the Commissioner in the Argentinean Government Executive Branch on public policy initiatives across the mortgage, insurance and capital markets.

 

Most recently, she invested in climate and social solutions at an impact investment fund based in Mexico, and worked on strategy and partnerships for one of the largest alternative meat companies.   

 

Julieta is an alum of Stanford University (MBA) and Universidad de 'San Andrés' (Masters in Finance, Corporate Finance and Bachelors in International Relations).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietaromero/

 

We talk about

Lessons learned while working 20 plus years at Bloomberg.

The origin story of Reaction?

Stories of being an Investment Banker through the history of Silicon Valley.

Investing in the double bottom line.

The value of a global network

And more

 

Website

https://www.reaction.global/