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Yale University - B. A.
Harvard Law School - J. D.
Yale School of Management - M.P.P.M.
Victor has more than 20 years of experience in high technology venture capital investment and in mergers and acquisitions.
For more than ten years, he was the President and Executive Director of Connecticut Innovations, the State of Connecticut's investor in emerging technology companies and a national model for public investment in the health care and technology sectors. He developed and led a team of professionals making, managing and exiting from venture investments in over 55 companies and achieved returns commensurate with the most successful private sector peers.
Prior to Connecticut Innovations, Victor consulted to Fortune 500 companies on internal corporate venturing, technology businesses and a seed capital fund. Previously, he served as counsel at General Electric headquarters where he advised the corporate treasury and trust investment departments; was an associate legal counsel to NCNB Corporation (now Bank of America) and worked for the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm in Boston and New York City representing leading investment banking firms and domestic, foreign and multinational corporate clients in major corporate transactions.
He has built and maintained deep and long-standing relationships in the technology and venture communities, as a member of the board of directors of the Connecticut Technology Council and Connecticut United for Research Excellence, Connecticut's bioscience industry organization, as well as a founder and co-chair of the Crossroads Venture Fair, the Northeast's largest venture event, held annually in Connecticut. In April, 2005, Mr. Budnick received the first Founder's Award from the Connecticut Venture Group in recognition of his leadership and vision in strengthening Connecticut's high-technology sector. In 2001, he received the Seton Elm Award in recognition of his work to strengthen ties between Yale University and the City of New Haven. | 