team
Peter Rogers
Peter is a founder of Dry Creek Ventures. After receiving a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from New York University, Peter spent 25 years in technology investment banking, most of that time with Robertson Stephens and Bear Stearns, where he specialized in computer hardware and software. Peter has extensive research and corporate finance experience, and was a member of the teams that took many leading technology companies public. Peter is a member of the board of directors of the Sonoma Land Trust and the Conservation Strategy Fund.
David Smith
David is a founder of Dry Creek Ventures. After graduating from Hofstra University and pursuing a successful real estate career, David co-founded in 1989 Magic Quest, an educational software company that was later acquired. He was also an early investor in and board member of ImproveNet, which went public in 2000. David also has extensive experience in managing non-profit organizations; he was a founder of the Beyond War Foundation in 1988 and is a past Chairman of the Sonoma Land Trust, where he remains a board member.