Faculty Directory
Philip J. Ferneau
Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Administration
E-Mailphilip.j.ferneau@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-643-1500
DegreeMBA, Tuck School of Business, 1996; JD, University of Virginia, 1987; AB, Dartmouth College, 1984
AREAS OF EXPERTISEVenture capital, entrepreneurship
Current Research Topics
Venture capital best practices, technology commercialization
Selected Publications
Balancing the Corporate Scorecard: An Interactive Simulation, Harvard Business School Publishing, 1998
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 1999–present; Advisory Director, 2001–present, Founding Executive Director, 1999–2001, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, Tuck School
Nonacademic positions: Founder and Managing Director, Borealis Ventures, 2001–present; senior management positions, High Performance Systems, Inc., 1996–99; Attorney, Miller & Chevalier, 1987–94
Directorships: Borealis Ventures
Board memberships: Avitide, 2013–present; Vets First Choice, 2010–present; PCD Systems, 2010–present; Bar Harbor Biotechnology, Inc., 2006–present; Avedro, Inc., 2003–present; Medical Metrx Solutions, Inc., 2003–05
Research & Teaching Summary
Professor Ferneau is co-founder and managing director of Borealis Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage businesses. He is a fellow of Tuck’s Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship and teaches the practitioner-oriented elective course Field Studies in Private Equity. His research interests include venture-capital organizational design, investment strategy, deal structuring, and knowledge- and performance-management.