Judith Iglehart

Dr. Judith Iglehart is a founding partner of SAYJ Global Partners, a global firm focused on speeding companies to funders and helping them to meet their business objectives. For 14 years she was the Keiretsu Forum President for International Chapter Development and Operations. She conceived and initiated international business development and marketing activities for Keiretsu, and developed and oversaw chapters in Paris, London, Spain (four chapters) China (three chapters) Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Central Canada (five chapters), India (four chapters), Singapore, Indonesia, Prague, Scandinavia, South Korea, Japan, and Dubai. Judi has lectured in the US, the UK, the EU, and China about business angel investing, in Latin America on Sustainable Cities, and has served as a judge for the IBM Smart Camp (Madrid), at Barcelona Activa, at the Sonar D Conference in Barcelona, at Menorca Millennials, at the CES in Las Vegas, at Microsoft, and at Keiretsu Forum events globally. Prior to joining Keiretsu Forum as an accredited business angel investor in 2004, Judi served as the Chief Research Development Officer at the University of California’s Discovery Grant program, the President/CEO of BARTA-Tech Ventures Network (a Silicon Valley program to identify and assist very early stage companies in northern California), and as Deputy Sr. Vice President for Business and Finance at the UC President’s Office. Previous positions include Chief of Staff to the California State Senate Majority Floor Leader, Director of State and Federal Relations and Special Assistant to the Chancellor, UC Berkeley, and Associate Director of the California Policy Seminar. She served for six years as a State Senate appointee on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Small Business Advisory Board. Judi has a BA and an MJ from UC Berkeley, and an MA and EdD from Mills College, Oakland, CA. Her dissertation addressed technology transfer issues at UC between 1984-2000: Balancing the University of California’s academic mission with public and private research needs: technology transfer during The Peltason and Atkinson Presidencies. She has served on a variety of local, charitable, and business boards and works to increase the number of women who serve on the Advisory Boards of emerging businesses. Contact: Judith@sayjglobalpartners.com