Josh Green
Josh arrived in Silicon Valley over 40 years ago and has served as lawyer, venture capitalist and entrepreneur during that time. He has worked closely with some of the Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs and companies, as well as completed many transactions that have been among the largest in Silicon Valley history. Josh was named one of the top 45 lawyers under 45 years old by American Lawyer Magazine and placed on the Forbes Midas List of dealmakers in 2005.
Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy and General Counsel at Carbon, Inc., a 3D printing company. Previously, Josh was a general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a venture capital fund with approximately $2B AUM during his tenure at the firm from 2006 to 2019. Josh was also instrumental in helping to build two leading Silicon Valley law firms, Venture Law Group and the Palo Alto office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He also served as Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association from 2013 to 2014, and has served on more than a dozen Boards of venture-backed high technology startups. He estimates that he has led the IPO process for over 100 companies, completed more than 1000 venture financings and advised over 300 venture-backed startup companies during his career.
Josh graduated magna cum laude from UCLA and from the UCLA School of Law where he was on the Law Review. He was the undergraduate commencement speaker at UCLA in 2001. Most recently, he is a lecturer at the UCLA Law School on the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem and serves on a committee of the UC Regents to review and revise technology transfer policies and practices. Josh was previously a member of the committee which led to the formation of TDG at UCLA. He was also the founder of UCLA Ventures, which seeks to involve entrepreneurial alumni with their alma mater. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the UCLA Law School Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law & Policy and the Stanford Law School Rock Center for Corporate Governance.