✓ General Partner, Benchmark Capital
✓ Independent Director
Qualifications/Expertise:
- Corporate Strategy and Finance
- Technology Industry
- Corporate Governance
- William Gurley (age 57) serves as a general partner of Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 1999. Previously, he served as a partner of Hummer Windblad Venture Partners, a venture capital firm; a research analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston, an investment bank; and a design engineer at Compaq Computer Corporation, a manufacturer of computers and related components. Mr. Gurley previously served on the board of directors of Zillow Group, Inc. (including its predecessor, Zillow, Inc.) from 2005 to 2015.
Current Other Company Board Service:
- Stitch Fix, Inc. (public fashion personalization company), since August 2013; currently serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee
- Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. (public social networking company), since November 2021; currently serves on the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Florida
- Master of Business Administration, University of Texas