Ron Levin

Managing Partner & Head Of The AV Seed Fund at Alumni Ventures

Speaker

Ron Levin invests in early-stage startup companies as a managing partner and head of the AV Seed fund at Alumni Ventures, the most active VC firm in the United States. Ron has spent his career in various entrepreneurial, strategy, and business development roles. Prior to becoming a VC investor, Ron was co-founder and CEO of TravelPerk, a VC-backed travel management platform that has achieved "unicorn" status with thousands of employees and customers worldwide. Before TravelPerk, he launched the B2B division of Booking.com, and prior to that, was a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. Ron’s professional journey began at Lycos, one of the pioneer web portal/search engines. Ron is a graduate of Babson College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the author of the impact-focused book, Higher Purpose Venture Capital, which profiles VC-backed startups that are solving problems related to social and wealth inequality. A former resident of four European cities, Ron is an intrepid world traveler, having explored over 140 countries and all 50 U.S. states. He resides outside of Boston with his wife and two young daughters.