Title
Bonsal, Frank A., Jr. oral historyCatalog Number
102792198Type
DocumentDescription
Frank Bonsal is a well-known and highly regarded venture capitalist with significant experience in helping start-up companies become successful. In 1978, Frank co-founded New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with Chuck Newhall and Richard Kramlich, where he focused on early-stage companies. Prior to NEA, Frank was a general partner of Alex. Brown & Sons. Since his retirement from NEA in 2003, Frank has been a director of Red Abbey Venture Partners.Frank’s community commitments include membership on the Johns Hopkins Hospital Endowment Board. Previously, he was a director of Advertising.com; Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.; Biopure Corporation; Corvis Corporation; Aether Systems Inc; Entevo Corporation; GeneScreen, Inc.; Synaptic Pharmaceuticals; Torrent Network Technology; and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Frank has played a significant role in helping these companies with business development issues.
In 2006, Frank received Baltimore’s Extraordinary Technology Advocate Award (BETA) for his outstanding impact on Greater Baltimore’s technology community; for “his passion for innovative, creative endeavors [that] has touched many entrepreneurs.”
Frank earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Economics from Princeton University.
Date
2012-12-19Contributor
| Bonsal, Frank A., Jr., Interviewee |
| Kolker, Carole, Interviewer |
