Vincent Worms
San Francisco, United States · Philanthropy
For most of his professional career, Vincent Worms was managing director of Partech International, a venture capital firm investing in information technology start-ups in California and Europe. Vincent sits on the board of several philanthropic and cultural organizations and founded a family foundation under the name of TSADIK in 2001 supporting organizations that provide direct benefits to disadvantaged communities worldwide. Vincent Worms is also the president and co-founder of KADIST, a contemporary art non-profit organization with global programs, including in Paris and San Francisco. In honor of Kadist, he was awarded the insignia of Chevalier in the French “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” in 2011.
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