Roger Ferguson
About Roger Ferguson
Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. He later served as President and CEO of TIAA, which he joined in April 2008. Before TIAA he led financial services at Swiss Re and spent 1984 to 1997 at McKinsey & Company. He holds a B.A., J.D. and Ph.D. in economics, all from Harvard.
In 2022 he joined Red Cell Partners as Chief Investment Officer, Chairman of the Investment Committee, Partner and board member. Red Cell is an incubation and venture capital firm. His LinkedIn profile also lists him as Executive Chairman of Andalusian Credit Partners and, since 2025, a Founding General Partner of Pamir Ventures. He sits on the board of Alphabet, among others.
Crunchbase lists Ferguson as an individual investor with 8 personal investments. Tracxn dates his first startup investment to 2023, in the Highway Benefits seed round. Its most recent entry for him is the Revalia Bio seed round in September 2025.
Tracxn shows he has invested in the United States and the United Kingdom. Neither source publishes his check sizes.
Ferguson took part in Proxy Foods AI's $6M seed round, announced on August 5, 2026. Ted Leonsis led that round. Proxy Foods AI builds an agentic AI platform for food and beverage R&D.
He also invested in AI Squared's $13.8M Series A and joined its board. AI Squared sells a platform for bringing AI into organizations' analytics workflows. In August 2026 he and RO Capital Partners jointly led the recapitalisation of measurable.energy. It makes an AI-driven smart socket that cuts wasted electricity in commercial buildings. The announcement says the two became its joint largest shareholders.
On LinkedIn he has also posted about agentic AI in healthcare and about Truthifi, an AI platform for personal finance.
Public records show seed and Series A participation, mostly alongside other investors, and a recent move into a lead role at measurable.energy. Sectors named across his investments and roles include AI, fintech, healthcare, defense (through Red Cell), energy technology and food technology. Tracxn lists enterprise applications and real estate and construction tech among his top sectors. Geographies are the United States and the United Kingdom. Ferguson has not published a check size or a formal investment thesis that we could find.
- Proxy Foods AI: agentic AI platform for food and beverage R&D; $6M seed announced August 2026, with Ferguson listed among the investors.
- measurable.energy: UK maker of an AI-driven smart socket for commercial buildings; Ferguson co-led a recapitalisation in August 2026.
- AI Squared: AI integration platform; Ferguson invested in its $13.8M Series A and joined the board.
- Highway Benefits: seed round in March 2023, per Crunchbase and Tracxn.
- dub: seed round in February 2024, per Tracxn.
- Revalia Bio: seed round, September 2025, per Tracxn.
- linkedin.com/in/roger-w-ferguson-jr-69bb73a2
- crunchbase.com/person/roger-ferguson
- tracxn.com/d/people/roger-ferguson/__JCG9mp2BhGeDNlNZcGWFXyQKukRWwWYyX
- ilpa.org/team/roger-ferguson
- energylivenews.com/2026/08/04/ro-capital-partners-and-former-u-s-feder
- finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/proxy-foods-ai-raises-6m-1113
- crunchbase.com/funding_round/ai-squared-3f02-series-a--01b2b07d
Investing activity
Roger Ferguson appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Proxy Foods (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026).
Roger Ferguson most often invests alongside Ted Leonsis, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Robert G. Hisaoka and Jeff Skoll, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Roger Ferguson
Who is Roger Ferguson the angel investor?
Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is a former Vice Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve and former President and CEO of TIAA. He is Chief Investment Officer of Red Cell Partners and invests personally in startups.
Has Roger Ferguson invested in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed among investors in Proxy Foods AI's $6M seed round (August 2026) and AI Squared's Series A. He also co-led the 2026 recapitalisation of measurable.energy.
What is Roger Ferguson's typical check size?
It is not public. The sources we found do not state his check sizes.
What stage does Roger Ferguson invest in?
His public investments are mainly seed and Series A rounds, usually alongside lead investors. At measurable.energy in 2026 he co-led the deal with RO Capital Partners.
What sectors does Roger Ferguson back?
His deals include AI, fintech, energy technology, food technology and biotech. Through Red Cell Partners he is also tied to healthcare and defense companies.
Is Roger Ferguson an angel investor?
Yes. Roger Ferguson invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Roger Ferguson invested in?
Roger Ferguson's AI investments include Proxy Foods. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Roger Ferguson invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Roger Ferguson has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Roger Ferguson co-invest with?
Roger Ferguson's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ted Leonsis (1 deal), SWaN & Legend Venture Partners (1 deal), Robert G. Hisaoka (1 deal), Jeff Skoll (1 deal) and Evee Moscahlaidis (1 deal).
How can founders reach Roger Ferguson?
Founders on Lounge can see Roger Ferguson's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Roger Ferguson to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.