Stephan Dolezalek

Dolezalek has spent more than 25 years in Silicon Valley working exclusively with technology-driven companies. He joined VantagePoint in 1999 and has led the Firm’s CleanTech Group since its inception in 2002. He is an active participant in many CleanTech advisory groups, including the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Leadership Council, the Center for American Progress (CAP) Clean Tech Council and the University of Texas Energy Management and Innovation Center Advisory Board. At VantagePoint, Dolezalek previously served as head or co-head of the Firm’s Software and Life Sciences Groups. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a senior partner with 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. A graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (BCP) and the University of Virginia School of Law (JD), he serves on the board of the UVA's School of Architecture Foundation.

Program Session
Can SF Be America's First VERGE City?
VERGE describes a convergence taking place among energy, information, building, and transportation technologies that will revolutionize cities. Capitalizing on this convergence will require visionary political leaders, private-sector investors, and unprecedented partnerships among cities, companies, utilities, investors, and other institutions. San Francisco already has invested in green and smart technologies affecting vehicles, traffic management, building efficiency, and infrastructure. What will it take for the City by the Bay to be the showcase city for the coming convergence?