Keith Mauppa

Bridges private markets investing and founder-facing programming: Keith combines multi-year experience executing private market and impact transactions with hands-on startup coaching at NYU. He leverages his investing and operations background to help research teams and founders translate technical research into commercial ventures. nyu+2

Program leader focused on tech commercialization and founder development: As the lead for Startup Coaching and the Tech Venture Workshop, Keith designs and runs programs that guide faculty/PhD teams through customer discovery, NSF I-Corps preparation, and early-stage commercialization pathways. nyu+1

International, impact-oriented investing background with transactional rigor: His prior roles at Flat World Partners and in sustainable / SRI research (Cadiz) underpin a focus on impact, emerging markets, and cross‑border deal execution—NYU describes him as having led execution of dozens of private‑market transactions across multiple continents. nyu+1