# Karl Meyer

> Karl Meyer is General Partner and Managing Director, Head of Global Portfolio Operations at Digital Alpha, an alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure - the backbone of the digital economy spanning next-generation networks, cloud, and IoT/Smart Cities. Bringing two decades of enterprise technology experience from Cisco, Kleiner Perkins, HPE, and Incorta, Meyer joined Digital Alpha in October 2021 to build a world-class operations function and drive measurable value creation across the firm's portfolio companies. He currently serves on the boards of Energybox and PacketFabric, where his enterprise software and go-to-market expertise helps portfolio companies scale into Global 2,000 accounts.

- **Role:** General Partner & Managing Director at Digital Alpha
- **Organizations:** Digital Alpha Advisors, Energybox (Board), PacketFabric (Board)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Mathematical Economics, Pomona College, British Economic Policy (study abroad), Oxford University
- **Known for:** General Partner at Digital Alpha with $1B+ under management across digital infrastructure funds, Founded and scaled enterprise business development function at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Led strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for hybrid cloud and advanced analytics transformation

## Career timeline

- **1992-1996** — BA in Mathematical Economics, Pomona College; studied British Economic Policy at Oxford University
- **Late 1990s** — Business development roles at high-growth startups including Linuxcare (Kleiner Perkins-founded, acquired by Computer Associates) and XDegrees (acquired by Microsoft)
- **2000s-2014** — Enterprise technology and business development leadership at Cisco, running a $20B enterprise product business and driving cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging markets strategy
- **2014-2016** — Director of Strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, driving hybrid cloud and advanced analytics transformation
- **2016-2017** — Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, founded and grew the enterprise business development function
- **2018-2020** — VP Business Development at Incorta Inc., building multi-faceted partner ecosystems
- **2020-2021** — EVP Strategy and Alliances at Incorta Inc.
- **2021-Present** — General Partner & Managing Director, Head of Global Portfolio Operations at Digital Alpha Advisors
- **2022** — Appointed to Board of Directors at Energybox Inc.
- **2024** — Active board member at PacketFabric, supporting new CEO and board appointments

## Achievements

- General Partner at Digital Alpha with $1B+ under management across digital infrastructure funds
- Founded and scaled enterprise business development function at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Led strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for hybrid cloud and advanced analytics transformation
- Ran a $20 billion enterprise product business at Cisco
- Successfully built partner ecosystems at Incorta spanning technology partners, system integrators, and resellers
- Board member at Energybox, helping the company achieve 10-20% energy usage reduction for enterprise clients
- Board member at PacketFabric, a leading Network-as-a-Service provider
- Over 7,000 LinkedIn followers in the digital infrastructure and enterprise tech community

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Active board member at PacketFabric, supporting appointment of new CEO Vincent English and Chairman Peter Hase as the NaaS provider enters its next growth phase
- **2022-02** — Appointed to Board of Directors at Energybox Inc., an IoT energy automation platform for multi-site enterprises
- **2021-10** — Joined Digital Alpha as General Partner & Managing Director, Head of Global Portfolio Operations

## Links

- Website: https://digitalalpha.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karljmeyer

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