About
Deputy General Counsel at Paradigm who began his legal career at Gunderson Dettmer advising venture-backed tech companies and VC firms, and previously served as Associate General Counsel at Khosla Ventures. He also founded Willow Labs, a wildfire analytics platform, and holds a B.A. and J.D. from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- ParadigmAssociate General Counselcurrent2024 — present
- Khosla VenturesAssociate General Counsel2022 — 2024
- Willow LabsFounder2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Gunderson DettmerAssociate2017 — 2021
- Superior Court of Santa Clara CountyJudicial Clerk2013San Jose, CA
Education
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawDoctor of Law (J.D.)2015 — 2017
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)2014 — 2015
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Legal Studies2009 — 2013
Skills & more
Corporate GovernanceMicrosoft ExcelCorporate LawMicrosoft WordPowerPointLexisWestlaw
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law72
Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesRebecca LynnManaging Director at Canvas Ventures
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Also attended University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)21
Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesStephan EberleGeneral Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relations at Scale Venture PartnersMyles GutenkunstInvestor at Index VenturesJennifer KercherGeneral Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartnersEmily ChanExecutive Assistant at BA CapitalScott CutlerInvestor at EPIC VENTURES
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Khosla Ventures77
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesAdina TeckluInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Colleagues at Paradigm
Alana Palmedo
Managing Partner at Paradigm
Alex Grieve
VP of Government Affairs at Paradigm
Alex Popescu
Chief Compliance Officer at Paradigm
Alexander Walterspiel
Partner at Paradigm
Alpin Yukseloglu
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Caitlin Pintavorn
Venture Partner at Paradigm
Casey Caruso
Partner at Paradigm