Sandy Miller joined Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) in April 2006. He focuses on later-stage venture and growth equity investments in technology, Internet and digital media companies. Sandy has more than 30 years of venture capital and technology investment banking related experience and has served on over 20 public, private and philanthropic boards. Sandy was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 100 venture capitalists in the world by his inclusion in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Forbes Midas List. He was also recognized by AlwaysOn as one of the top 100 venture capitalists by his inclusion in the AlwaysOn 2009 VC 100 List.

Sandy has led investments in Constant Contact (CTCT), Data Domain (DDUP), LiveOps, Merchant e-Solutions, Placeware (acquired by Microsoft Corp.), SkyStream Networks (acquired by Ericsson), US Internetworking (acquired by AT&T Corp.), and Zynga. He has also been actively involved with the firm's investments in Cortina Systems, RGB Networks and Spiceworks.

Prior to IVP, Sandy was a Senior Partner with 3i, a leading global venture capital firm. He established and managed 3i's later-stage technology investing business in the United States. Earlier in his career, Sandy was a leading technology investment banker. Sandy co-founded Thomas Weisel Partners (TWPG), where he was a member of the Executive Committee, Chief Administrative and Strategic Officer, and Co-Director of Investment Banking. He was also a Senior Partner at Montgomery Securities where he led the technology group. Prior to Montgomery, Sandy was a Managing Director and opened the San Francisco technology investment banking offices for Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Sandy was also a Manager of strategy consulting at Bain & Company and a securities lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop.

Sandy serves as a Board Member of the Stanford Law School and the Cantor Art Center (Stanford University Art Museum). Sandy also serves on the Executive Committee of the Capital Campaign of the University of Virginia, where he previously was a College Trustee. He has also been a Trustee and Board Member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the American Conservatory Theater and Grace Episcopal Cathedral.

Sandy earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.B.A. and J.D. from Stanford University.

Sandy Miller News Articles

SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, January 2010
VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL, January 2010
BUSINESSWEEK, December 2009
FOX BUSINESS, December 2009
LP SUMMIT WEST 2009 ROUNDUP, November 2009
PEHUB, November 2009
GREENTECH MEDIA, November 2009
WSJ VENTURE CAPITAL DISPATCH November 2009
BLOOMBERG, October 2009
SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, October 2009
WSJ VENTURE CAPITAL DISPATCH October 2009
WSJ PRIVATE EQUITY BEAT August 2009
SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, July 2009
ALL THINGS DIGITAL, April 2009
SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, April 2009
PRIVATE EQUITY ANALYST, January 2009
THE MIDAS LIST, January 2009
VENTUREWIRE, January 2009
SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, January 2009
VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL, January 2009
TECHPULSE360, November 2008
SILICON VALLEY VC CONFIDENCE INDEX, July 2008
THE MIDAS LIST, January 2008
PODCAST, December 2007
THE MIDAS LIST, January 2007
THE VENTURE CAPITAL ANALYST, April 2006
RED HERRING, November 2005