WJ
William Jeffrey
General Partner at Airstream Venture Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
William Jeffrey is the CEO of a Research Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background that includes executive roles at organizations like SRI International and HRL Laboratories, LLC, as well as experience serving as a board member for companies like Atom Computing and TE Connectivity. He has also held influential positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Executive Office of the President as Senior Director, OSTP.
Work Experience
Founder and General Partner
2021 - Current
Board Member
2021
Atom Computing builds truly scalable quantum computers out of individual atoms.
Raised $91,211,762.00 from Alumni Ventures and Export and Investment Fund.
Board Member
2012
Chief Executive Officer
2014 - 2021
SRI Ventures is the venture capital of SRI International, which is a nonprofit, independent research center.
Chief Executive Officer
2008 - 2014
HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science.
Raised $2,000,000.00 from US Department of Energy.
Director
2005 - 2008
A US government organization that builds and publicly shares solutions to cybersecurity problems faced by U.S. businesses.
Senior Director, OSTP
2002 - 2005