Nat Puffer

Nat Puffer is the Senior Vice President at In-Q-Tel Ventures, a strategic venture capital firm based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He has been an active professional in the technology investment sector since initially joining the prominent organization in January 2013. In his current capacity, Puffer specializes in identifying and funding emerging technologies that support the national security interests of the United States Intelligence Community and allied federal government agencies. Under the leadership of executives like Puffer, the management team at In-Q-Tel Ventures has achieved a 90 out of 100 employee rating, placing them in the top five percent of comparable organizations within the broader capital region. His ongoing career remains focused on bridging the gap between innovative Silicon Valley technology startups and complex federal defense requirements through highly strategic venture capital investment deployments.