Randy Haykin (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist and philanthropist who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Gratitude has worked with nearly 150 social entrepreneurs (both for-profit and not-for-profit) around the world (60+ countries) in a "scale-up" mode—they want to accelerate their growth and reach sustainability.
In 2021, Haykin was the national recipient of a silver Jefferson Award as a recognized community leader "Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Teaches Others to Give With Gratitude" In 1997, Haykin is a co-founded Outlook Ventures,[2] which invested in over 30 growth-stage internet and software companies technology companies over a ten-year span.
Starting in 1993, Haykin joined a series of technology start-ups and held senior sales and marketing positions at Yahoo, Electric Minds and NetChannel.
[8] He was also responsible for the division's strategic relations, including the creation of the "New Media Center" program for higher education, with 10 other manufacturers and publishers.