Dr. John Sibley Butler
Hidden Star Capital – Chairman of Advisory Committee & General Partner
John Sibley Butler is the Emeritus J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at The
University of Texas at Austin and a 3X successful entrepreneur.
As former Director of The IC2 Institute, The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship and the Texas Venture Lab at The University of Texas, he has been at the center of the Austin and Texas world of new venture and wealth creation. He is a world-renowned expert on minority business.
John has had a very successful track record over his career:
- World Renowned Expert on Minority Business
- 3x Successful Entrepreneur
- WheelGroup Corp – Invested $0.3M, Delivered $124M, MOIC Multiple 413.3x
- GloFish, LLC – Invested $0.8M, Delivered $50M, MOIC Multiple 62.5x
- Nuclein, LLC – Invested $0.6M, Valuation $400M, MOIC Multiple 666.7x
Dr. Butler is also instrumental in the development of Austin as a technology center in America and has worked with entrepreneurial teams throughout the nation and world. He was the founding investor and Board Member of Glofish, the first genetically enhanced pet. Currently, he sits on the boards of Nuclein, EcoLanbs, and Laundries.
Dr. Butler has provided management consulting services to numerous organizations and has taught innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan and China. He earned his undergraduate degree from LSU Baton Rouge and holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Achievements
- Published widely in the art of new venture creation
- His many books include:
- Global Issues in Technology Transfer
- Immigrant and Minority Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship and Self-Help Among Black Americans
- The Development of University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Global Practices