Michael McNamara - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer @ Samara

Overview

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Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Primary Organization
Samara

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male
Also Known As Mike McNamara

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Mike McNamara based out of San Francisco, California currently works as a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Samara. Jannelle previously worked at Eclipse Ventures as a Venture Partner. Michael McNamara attended the University of Cincinnati.

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Elementum	Flex	Yes	Series B - Elementum	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Elementum	Flex	Yes	Series A - Elementum	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Michael McNamara

is the

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Samara

. Additionally,

Michael McNamara

has had

past jobs including

Venture Partner

Eclipse

Samara Co-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerMay 2022

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Eclipse	Venture Partner	2019	2022
Flex	CEO	2006	2018
Pittiglio Rabin Todd & Mcgranth	Principal & Interim Vice President of Operations	—	—
Flex	COO & President of Americas Operations	—	—
Ford Motor	Production Foreman	—	—
Anthem Electronics	VP of Manufacturing Operations	—	—
Intel	Leadership roles	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Michael McNamara

holds

board and advisor roles including

Strategic Advisor

Clear AI

Member of Board of Directors

Workday

, and

Member of the Board of Directors

Flex

Clear AI Strategic AdvisorNov 27, 2019
Workday Member of Board of Directors2011
Flex Member of the Board of Directors
Slack Board Member
Elementum Member of Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Bright Machines	Board Member	—	—

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Education

Michael McNamara

studied at

University of Cincinnati

and

Santa Clara University

University of Cincinnati B.S.Industrial Management19751979
Santa Clara University M.B.A.19801982

Events

Number of Events

Michael McNamara

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Palestine Dealmakers Summit

Mar 28, 2017

Palestine Dealmakers Summit Speaker Redwood City, California, United States, North AmericaMar 28, 2017
Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2016 Speaker Aspen, Colorado, United States, North AmericaJul 11, 2016
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 Speaker Davos Platz, Graubunden, Switzerland, EuropeJan 20, 2016