Prior to this entrepreneurial journey in finance and technology, Chris was a multi-published Scientific Researcher in human/animal parasitic nematodes, infectious disease, and computational biology (neuroscience), as well as a Portfolio Manager focused on M&A and friendly biotech startup acquisitions from the University in California, San Diego where she studied Biology, Philosophy, and Political Science. She has worked with enterprise brands from Eli Lilly ($LLY), aTyr Pharma ($LIFE), Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ), as well as venture firms BitsCapital, D9 Ventures, Amsia Global, and PB Trade & Marketing.

Chris has a deep passion for sustainable development and has held multiple Leadership Positions in humanitarian development firms focused on capacity building in Ghana, Honduras, Panama, Haiti, Mexico, and other developing countries. She is currently leading Glazier Foundation’s investment in the rebuilding of the Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute in Accra, Ghana where she will be supporting their infrastructure, eLearning curriculum, and educational technology resources development.

In recognition of his accomplishments in venture capital, Dixon was named to the Forbes Midas List for four consecutive years in the early 2000s. In April, 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). He also served as NVCA Chairman from 2008-2009 and on its Executive Committee from 2007-2009. While serving as NVCA Chair, he authored a seminal plan (4 Pillars) to enhance liquidity in the VC industry. Variations on this plan ultimately evolved into the JOBS act, which became law in 2012. Dixon has also served on the Board of Directors at DirecTV from 2011 until its recent $70B acquisition by AT&T.

In 1996, he founded DCM (formerly Doll Capital Management) which has become a top global firm with offices in the US, China, and Japan and more than $3 Bil under management. It is widely regarded as the first Silicon Valley venture firm to successfully operate in this “Golden Triangle”. He also was a frequent participant at numerous Chinese government & commercial conferences focused on developing world class capital markets and VC ecosystems. Prior to founding DCM, he founded the global VC Industry’s first fund focused on telecom opportunities at Accel Partners (1985-94).

Dixon has traveled extensively to six continents to deliver highly sought after lectures and conference presentations. Through their family foundation, he and his wife Carol give generously to numerous educational and philanthropic organizations, including the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (where he served as Chair of the museum’s dual governing boards), San Francisco Symphony, Kansas State U, the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Georgetown Univeristy, University of Michigan, and the University of San Francisco. Additionally, he serves on the SIEPR Executive Committee and as a Young Associate Sponsor. At USF he also serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Investment Committee.

He received his B.S.E.E. degree (cum laude) from Kansas State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in EE from the University of Michigan, where he was a National Science Foundation scholar.

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