Stuart Davidson

Biography

Stuart Davidson is the Chairman of Sonen Capital, a dedicated impact investment management firm..

In addition to co-founding Sonen, Stuart is a managing partner of Labrador Ventures, a Palo Alto-based early stage technology-focused venture capital fund, which he joined in 1995. He has invested in over a hundred early stage companies and served on numerous boards. He is a founding board member and funder of Acumen Fund where he chairs the investment committee.

Prior to Labrador, Stuart founded and served as CEO of Combion, Inc., which was acquired by Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY). and president of Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALKS). Previously, Stuart worked for MCI Communications and for Warner Communications. He Founding Board Chair Emeritus of IDEO.org and Vice-Chair of REDF where he established the Farber program. He is a trustee of the Woodcock Foundation and served as a member of the investment committee of the Skoll Foundation. Stuart is an advisory board member of the Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS),