Jim Anderson has over two decades in venture capital, including founding partnership positions in Merrill Pickard Anderson & Eyre; and in Foundation Capital, with collectively well over $1 billion in capital commitments. Jim has watched, coached, and participated in the nurture of hundreds of early-stage companies, helping develop them into industry leaders. He came to venture capital with a comprehensive engineering and marketing background, ranging from semiconductors to computer systems built at Beckman Instruments and Hewlett-Packard, Jim was one of the early few to leverage true operational experience. This background provided Jim with a venture platform for some unique value- added industry management approaches to the venture industry including early seed investing, development of the entrepreneur-in-residence concept, and the continuing need and value of a deep seated focus on industry markets. After stepping back from the venture capital industry, he created Legacy Partners, a $100 million+ philanthropic venture vehicle designed to encourage high-impact philanthropy through venture style collaboration and entrepreneurship. Early activities have focused on medical research, schools, and the environment. After personally experiencing the benefits of Eastern philosophies of medicine and spirituality, Jim is on a personal mission seeking out business platforms to better bond the Eastern and Western practices of medicine. Jim holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business as well as a BSEE and an MSEE from Purdue University. top of page