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STEVE
POLLOCK
Steve Pollock leads the Turnstone Ventures team.
He has more than 25years of relevant business and personal history
that combine a deep understanding of US-Japanese business with rich
hands-on experience as the leader of successful entrepreneurial business
ventures in the US.
Steve started his career with Mitsubishi International
Corporation in New York. In a strategic business development
role, he oversaw company-wide initiatives that gave him broad exposure
to the company’s many product divisions and various market development
approaches. He also served in the heavy machinery division,
where he facilitated the negotiation and implementation of large-scale
construction projects involving Japanese lenders, equipment vendors
and US customers in the steel industry.
After attending Stanford business school, Steve co-founded WetFeet,
Inc., a pioneering firm in the recruitment software and services
industry and co-led the firm for more than 12 years, from start-up
through growth and acquisition. As president of WetFeet, Steve
oversaw many corporate functions, and led its consulting and research
practice that advised top employers such as Merrill Lynch, Deutsche
Bank, UBS, Ernst & Young, Boston Consulting Group, Procter & Gamble,
Kimberly-Clark, HP, and others.
Steve holds a degree in East Asian studies, summa cum laude,
from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford, where he was an Arjay Miller
Scholar (top 10%). He has lived, worked and traveled extensively
in Japan and speaks, reads and writes Japanese.
In his spare time, Steve enjoys spending time with
his family and pursuing a variety of sports and outdoor activities,
including camping, hiking, golfing, jogging, softball, and cycling.
He volunteers with AFS International Exchange Program, Stanford Graduate
School of Business and the PTA. He is also a member of a member of
Vistage, the world’s leading CEO organization.
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