Jeff Jordan (venture capitalist)

Jeff Jordan
Alma mater Amherst College (B.A.)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.)
Occupation Venture Capitalist
Known for General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Jeff Jordan is an American venture capitalist at the Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz and the former President and CEO of OpenTable.[1] Jordan graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College with a BA in Political Science and Psychology and received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar.[2]

Andreessen Horowitz

Jordan became Andreessen Horowitz’s fifth general partner in June 2011.[3] In July 2011, Jordan led Airbnb’s $112 million Series B funding from a group of investors including Andreessen Horowitz;[4] he also serves on their board. Jordan’s additional board seats on behalf of Andreessen Horowitz include Belly,[5] Circle, Tilt,[6] Fab.com,[7] Instacart,[8] Lookout,[9] Twice,[10] Walker & Co.,[8] 500px [11] and Pinterest.[12] Jordan also oversees the firm’s investments in Fanatics, Julep [13] and zulily.[14]

Early career

Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Jordan was President and CEO of OpenTable from 2007 to 2011.[2] In May 2009, OpenTable’s initial public offering raised $31.4 million, giving the company a market capitalization of $432 million.[15] OpenTable shares rose 72 percent during its first day of trading on NASDAQ[15] and its IPO was considered an “extremely healthy” one during the economic recession.[16]

From 2004 to 2006, Jordan was the president of PayPal.[17] Prior to that, Jordan was senior vice president and general manager at eBay North America for five years,[17] where he ran eBay.com and led eBay’s acquisitions of PayPal and Half.com.[18] Before eBay, Jordan held various executive roles at Hollywood Entertainment (CFO).[19] and The Walt Disney Company.[20]

Jordan also serves on the board of directors for OpenTable, Wealthfront[2] and Zoosk.[21] He has been an active investor and adviser in Silicon Valley for several years, with involvements in Pure Digital (the maker of the Flip Video camera later acquired by Cisco), Hotwire.com (acquired by Expedia), Tiny Prints (acquired by Shutterfly) and CafePress (which went public in 2012).[22]

Philanthropy

In April 2012, Jordan along with Andreessen Horowitz General Partners Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, John O’Farrell, Scott Weiss, and Peter Levine pledged to give half of their lifetime income from venture capital to charity.[23]

Personal Life

Jordan married Stanford classmate Karen Shishino. Their two children are Stanford Class of 2017.[24]

References

  1. ↑ Hoge, Patrick (20 December 2011). "Jeff Jordan resigns as OpenTable executive chairman". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Our Board of Directors". Board of Directors. Wealthfront. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (30 June 2011). "In Double Whammy, Andreessen Horowitz Brings Jeff Jordan On As Partner". Forbes. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "AirBnB gets $112M in new investment". GigaOM. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Geron, Tomio (8 May 2012). "Belly Ramps Up Loyalty Service With $10M From Andreessen Horowitz". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Empson, Rip (18 April 2013). "Crowdtilt Confirms $12M Raise From Andreessen, Sean Parker, Dave Morin & Others; Tables Mobile Acquisition". Techcrunch.
  7. ↑ "Fab.com Raises $40 Million in Series B Financing Led By Andreessen Horowitz". Yahoo! News. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Perlroth, Nicole (16 June 2014). "On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Andreessen Horowitz". Techcrunch.
  9. ↑ "Lookout Mobile Security Secures $40 Million Investment Led by Andreessen Horowitz". News Room. Lookout. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Del Ray, Jason (16 January 2014). "Online Consignment Shops Stay Hot, as Andreessen Horowitz Leads $18.5 Million Investment in Twice". Recode.
  11. ↑ Jordan, Jeff (12 June 2011). "About Jeff Jordan". a16z.
  12. ↑ Kincaid, Jason (7 October 2011). "Confirmed: Pinterest Raises $27 Million Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Bensinger, Greg (28 February 2013). "Andreessen Leads $10.3 Million Round for Web Cosmetics Purveyor Julep". WSJ Digits.
  14. ↑ Cook, John (15 November 2012). "Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members". Geekwire.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Austin, Scott (20 May 2009). "OpenTable IPO Prices At $20, Better Than Expected". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  16. ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (21 May 2009). "OpenTable Has A Healthy IPO. Shares Shoot Up 40 59 Percent, Market Cap Passes $600 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 McMahan, Ty (30 June 2011). "Andreessen Horowitz Hires OpenTable Chairman Jeff Jordan". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  18. ↑ Lynley, Matthew (30 June 2011). "Andreessen-Horowitz adds former PayPal exec Jeff Jordan". VentureBeat. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  19. ↑ Jeffrey D. Jordan, MBA ’87 | Stanford Graduate School of Business
  20. ↑ "Hollywood Entertainment Corporation Hires Jeff Jordan Chief Financial Officer". Press Release. PR Newswire. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Jeffrey Jordan". CrunchBase Profile. CrunchBase. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  22. ↑ Rusli, Evelyn M. (30 June 2011). "OpenTable’s Chairman Joins Andreessen Horowitz". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  23. ↑ McBride, Sarah. "Andreessen Horowitz partners pledge income to charity". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  24. ↑ Jeffrey D. Jordan, MBA ’87 | Stanford Graduate School of Business

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