JOHN GLANVILLE

 

Impact Advisor and Investor​

Beyond Ideas 

John H. Glanville is General Partner of Beyond Ideas, a research platform for
sustainable impact and investments. John also serves as Managing Director of
Athenaeum Capital Partners, an evergreen early-stage technology investment fund
in Southern California. John manages fund raising, due diligence, investment, board
and exit responsibilities for multiple investments with over 25 years of experience.
The current portfolio mix focuses on sustainable impact investing including
renewable energy, agriculture and environment.

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John has a long history of founding and growing organizations, both for profit and
not for profit. These include Sustainable Change Alliance (impact investing), Social
Venture Partners (chapters in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara), Pasadena Angels,
Tech Coast Angels ACE Funds and the Los Angeles Business Technology Center.
John has served on the Advisory Board for UCSB College of Engineering, as a
mentor for the UCSB Technology Management Program, and has been involved
with numerous entrepreneurship programs as a mentor at Caltech, Art Center
College of Design, Harvey Mudd, Lehigh, UT Austin, Keck Graduate School, USC,
UCLA and other universities and programs.

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John has extensive non-profit leadership experience serving in a variety of officer,
board, committee and operational roles with Shelterbox USA, Rotary (Pasadena,
Montecito, Goleta, West Olympia Clubs), Sustainable Change Alliance Foundation,
the Caltech Associates, Caltech SURF, Pasadena Symphony, A Noise Within
Theatre Company and others. John earned his BA degree in Fine Arts/Architecture
from Lehigh University and his MS degree in Civil Engineering/Project
Management from University of Texas at Austin.