Marc Morgenstern
Marc Morgenstern (LAW’75) of Cleveland, Ohio, is mentor-at-large for the University of California, Berkeley, House Fund, which oversees $250 million of early-stage venture funds primarily concentrated in the artificial intelligence and robotics fields. Previously, Marc was chief executive officer and managing partner of Kahn Kleinman, now part of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP. In January, Forbes selected his book, The Soul of the Deal: Creative Frameworks for Buying, Selling, and Investing in any Business (Rodin Books, 2022), as “One of the 25 Mergers and Acquisitions Books Every CEO, Founder, and Business Owner Should Read.” The book is based on Marc’s experience “selling encyclopedias door-to-door and following the Grateful Dead, and 400-plus transactions as C-suite, director, investor, or counsel.
From the Summer 2026 issue.