Colin Van Ostern

Head of EMEA and Executive Managing Director

Colin is Head of EMEA for Alumni Ventures, and Executive Managing Director of Alumni Ventures UK. He joined AV in 2019 and has previously served as Chief Operating Officer & President of AV’s business in the US. Colin is a business leader with 20+ years leading innovative ventures across the private, public and nonprofit sectors, including in finance, higher education, consumer goods, economic development and government. In the US, Colin served two terms as a publicly-elected executive for the state of New Hampshire. He holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and in addition to his US home Colin lives in London with his wife and two teenage sons.