jeff ganek

Jeff Ganek is a Founding Partner at Blazar Ventures, a venture capital firm he co-founded in 2016.12 He is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in the technology and telecommunications industries.

Career Highlights

Neustar:: Ganek is best known as the founder of Neustar, a company he started along with Mark Foster and Robert Poulin.1 He served as CEO and led Neustar through its IPO and growth into a $2 billion public global company.3

Previous Ventures:: Before Neustar, Ganek:

• Started data communications businesses in China and India
• Led start-ups in global networking, internet infrastructure, and video distribution at MCI
• Wrote the Corporate Strategy for the post-divestiture AT&T while working there3

Current Roles

In addition to his position at Blazar Ventures, Ganek currently serves as:

• Chairman of INTTRA, Inc.
• Director at The Wireless Registry, Inc.2
• Board member for Cloudtenna3

Background and Education

Ganek holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University.23 His educational background is in Economics, Public Policy, and Management.4

Blazar Ventures

At Blazar Ventures, Ganek and his co-founders leverage their experience from Neustar to pursue select ventures where their expertise has unique value. The firm focuses on addressing industry-wide fragmentation and interoperability needs, similar to what they accomplished with Neustar.1

Personal

Outside of his professional life, Ganek enjoys skiing, sailing, and playing golf, though he humorously describes his golfing skills as "terrible".3