Executives

David Bradbury

VCET President, Fund Manager, and Investment Committee Member

With over 20 years involved in capital markets, early stage technology firms and venture investing, David is deeply experienced with economic development, working with entrepreneurs on technology commercialization and business formation, early stage ventures, and business growth strategies. Since June 2007, David has served as President and CEO of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) which is an independent non-profit technology business incubator in affiliation with the University of Vermont and eight other Vermont colleges. His blog on entrepreneurship and technology is www.TechCrib.org.

Prior to VCET, David operated Aggregate Capital Partners which provides management consulting, strategic planning, private capital and new venture development services. He also served in Governor Howard Dean’s Administration from 1992-1997, including a role as Deputy Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Economic Development and prior to that worked as an asset/liability analyst and portfolio trader at BayBanks from 1988-1991.

David serves as Board Director, Investor or Adviser to several Vermont companies and non-profit organizations including Cynosure, Union Street Media (Internet Services), Rising Stone Technologies (Biomass Energy), JSmart Technologies (Mobile Gaming and Social Networking Firm Acquired by SK Group in 2004), OneMade (E-Commerce Platform Acquired by AOL Time Warner in 2003), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Assembly of Overseers (2005-2008), Vermont Tech Enterprise Center (2003-Present), The Vermont Business and Education Partnership (1994-1997), UVM’s Vermont Regional Alumni Board (2007 to Present), and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (2001-2005) among others. In 1988, David earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont and then ten years later in 1998, he earned a M.B.A. in one-year from Babson College focusing on Entrepreneurship and Venture Finance. He lives in Stowe, Vermont.

Andrew Stickney
VCET Vice President

Andrew Stickney graduated from the University of Vermont with an MBA and a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. He has experience working on independent startups; both web based and retail as well as sales and marketing for a Fortune 500 CPG firm. Andrew will assume responsibility for marketing and outreach, portfolio client services, and managing the Burlington and Middlebury Vermont facilities.  He most recently served as a Director of Client Programs to assist incubator clients with marketing analysis, market segmentation, promotional material and strategic decision making. 

Tucker Severson
Director of Client Programs

Tucker Severson is a current MBA student at the University of Vermont and a Graduate Fellow at VCET under UVM's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Tucker is an alumnus of Bates College, where he majored in Philosophy, with secondary foci in Physics and Mathematics as well as a graduate of the Tuck Business School’s Bridge program. Tucker has worked on various startups as a founder, employee and consultant. His recent ventures include designing an innovative laptop computer case, developing a ski-apparel company and opening a restaurant on Church Street in Burlington. At VCET, Tucker helps incubator clients and seed capital partners by facilitating their everyday needs and working with them on long term projects.