Jeff Freburg
InvestorReal Estate & Operations, Vice President at Playground Global
Redwood City, California, United States
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About
Jeff Freburg joined Playground in 2015, where he designed and built the firm's studio facility and manages its day-to-day operations, working with portfolio companies and tenants. He previously worked at Google, where he helped start and scale the company's culinary program, and at Square, where he set up culinary and facilities operations. He holds a degree from Michigan State University and studied culinary arts at the California Culinary Academy.
Experience
- Playground.GlobalVice President operations, real estate and workplace servicescurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto CA
- SquareCulinary Director2013 — 2015San Francisco
- GoogleExecutive Chef2006 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- Hotel WhitcombFood and Beverage Director2002 — 2006
- Valhalla RestaurantExecutive Chef2001 — 2002
- Kimpton Hotels & RestaurantsExecutive Chef2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Lettuce Entertain YouCorporate Executive Chef1999 — 2000Chicago, IL.
- Vong RestaurantExecutive Sous Chef1998 — 1999Greater Chicago Area, and New York City
- wolfgang puckSous Chef1997 — 1998Greater Chicago Area
- Four Seasons Hotels and ResortsPastry1995 — 1996Greater Chicago Area
- Hawthorne LaneCook1995San Francisco
- PostrioChef de Parti1994 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area
- Granita RestaurantCulinary Internship1994Malibu, CA
Skills & more
Food & Beverage81Arts5Fine Art Photography12Fine Art22Interior Design24Stock Market8Stock Management18Architectural Design30Hotels2Restaurants12Catering22Recipes5
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CuisineFoodRecipe TestingMenu DevelopmentChefCookingCulinary SkillsPastryFrom Jeff's professional profile.
Colleagues at Playground Global
Andy Rubin
Managing Partner at Playground Global
Angela Lin
Executive Assistant at Playground Global
Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Benjamin Kim
Partner at Playground Global
Bruce Leak
General Partner at Playground Global
Caroline Little
Director Government Affairs at Playground Global
Chika Nakasu
Executive Manager at Playground Global
Cici Tong
Assistant Controller at Playground Global
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Freburg?
- Jeff Freburg joined Playground in 2015, where he designed and built the firm's studio facility and manages its day-to-day operations, working with portfolio companies and tenants. He previously worked at Google, where he helped start and scale the company's culinary program, and at Square, where he set up culinary and facilities operations. He holds a degree from Michigan State University and studied culinary arts at the California Culinary Academy.
- Where does Jeff Freburg work?
- Jeff Freburg is Real Estate & Operations, Vice President at Playground Global.
- Where did Jeff Freburg go to school?
- Jeff Freburg studied at California Culinary Academy (Associate of Science (AS), Culinary Arts/Chef Training); Okemos High School.
Same school
Also attended California Culinary Academy1
Shared employers
Also worked at Square119
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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