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Rick Rasmussen

Rick Rasmussen

Industry Fellow & Faculty Member
UC Berkeley

Rick Rasmussen is an Industry Fellow at UC Berkeley and a Silicon Valley native who has been on the executive teams of three companies that went from zero to IPO or Fortune 500 acquisition—collectively creating over $12B in enterprise value. He advises national governments on innovation ecosystem strategy and runs global accelerator programs for hundreds of founders. The rare academic who has actually done it.

The Builders Behind the Builders
Thursday, September 03, 2026 14:35 - 15:05