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Peter Harris

Investor at Myriad Venture Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Peter Harris is a VC at Myriad Venture Partners in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with a background that includes roles at Xerox Ventures and Fuld + Company. He specializes in investing in sectors such as Manufacturing, Hardware, Robotics, IoT, ClimateTech/CleanTech, and FinTech, with a focus on Series A and Seed stages, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Highlights of Peter's career include being a founding team member at Myriad Venture Partners and holding strategic roles at Xerox Ventures and Fuld + Company, showcasing his expertise in venture capital, strategy, and consulting.

Work Experience 

  • Investor and Founding Team Member

    2021 - Current

Myriad Venture Partners is an investment firm that provides funding and financial solutions for AI, software, and clean technology startups.

  • Xerox Ventures

    2021 - 2023

    Founding team member for $250M Corporate Venture Capital Fund. Making investments in early and growth-stage startups that emphasize Connected Work, Empowered Businesses and Green Enterprises.

  • Strategy and M&A

    2020 - 2021

    Working alongside heads of Strategy and business leaders, conducted detailed research and industry analysis to help define where Xerox will play and how it will win in key growth markets such as digital services, software, cleantech, the internet of things, and advanced manufacturing.

Xerox Financial Services provides workplace and digital printing solutions.

  • Senior Consultant

    2020 - 2020

    • Led qualitative & quantitative research efforts by conducting phone interviews with industry subject matter experts, gathering field intelligence, and collaborating with different research partners/contractors • Conducted analyses and synthesized research findings into creative and compelling stories to support strategic decision making and presented key findings to various client stakeholder audiences including senior leadership teams • Operated cross-functionally with client stakeholders and the firm’s practice leads to develop proposals, scope projects, and pursue growth opportunities for key accounts

  • Analyst

    2018 - 2019

    • Supporting international business clients across a wide range of industries through research and substantive analysis of the external environment • Project work including Strategic Analysis, Market Sizing, Scenario Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Opportunity Assessment, Field Research, Industry Monitoring • Industry expertise in Consumer Goods, Energy, Financial Services, and Technology • Promoted from Analyst to Senior Consultant in January 2020

Fuld & Co, the global leader in competitive intelligence, delivers customized research and analysis.

  • Business Research Assistant

    2016 - 2018

    • Managed daily operations at Turchin Business Library and Research Center • Exerted customer service skills to help students, faculty, staff, and members of the general public with their research efforts.

  • Financial Analyst

    2017 - 2017

    • Assisted tax accounting team in regular audits & cross-functional projects • Prepared foreign tax disclosure filings for submission to external auditors

Tiffany & Company is an American multinational luxury jewelry and specialty retailer headquartered in New York City, United States.

  • General Laborer

    2015 - 2016

    • Spent two Summers working on the Golf Course Maintenance Staff at one of the highest ranked golf courses in Massachusetts • Worked a regular cycle of 6 days a week and averaged a total of 60 hours/week shifts throughout Summer months • Earned a scholarship from the club toward my undergraduate education at Tulane University

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