Alex Taussig

Alex Taussig is a Principal at Highland Capital Partners, a 24-year old venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Menlo Park, Geneva, and Shanghai. He focuses on businesses tackling problems in some of the world's oldest and largest industries -- energy, education, real estate, and machine automation. He is actively involved in Highland’s investments in QD Vision, 2tor, RentJuice, Heartland Robotics, and Bit9.Prior to joining Highland, Alex worked as a researcher in the Magnetic Materials & Devices Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, he synthesized and characterized a new class of magneto-optical perovskites capable of growth on semiconductor-compatible substrates. Alex also spent time at RockPort Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on energy technology, and McKinsey & Company, where he provided strategic advice on business technology issues.Alex received an A.B. in Physics summa cum laude from Harvard College, an S.M. in Materials Science & Engineering from MIT, and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.Alex blogs frequently at infinitetoventure.com and tweets at @ataussig.