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William Ford

Investor

Chairman and CEO at General Atlantic

New York City

Writes $20M – $100M checks · typically $25M

About

Bill Ford is Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, having joined the firm in 1991, become CEO in 2007, and been appointed Chairman in 2021. He serves on the firm's Executive Committee and each strategy's investment committee, and during his tenure the firm expanded across 15 countries and grew its investing platform to include Growth Equity, Credit, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Experience

General AtlanticChairman & Chief Executive Officercurrent1991 — presentGreater New York City Area

Education

Amherst CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia175

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo Vision Fabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Aenu +1 IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Zynga +1 Mada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1 Sabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1 Ian CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +1

+ 168 more

Amherst College mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Itamar Har-EvenBAFounded Ionpacific Lindsay FitzgeraldFounded Vesey Ventures Paul BreloffBAFounded Shortlist Dzung DangBachelor of ArtsFounded Nano Technologies Akeem WilliamsBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Maxi Jen HerbachBAFounded Adventris Pharmaceuticals

+ 4 more

General Atlantic mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michelle DetwilerManaging DirectorFounded Biospring Zach CohenInvestorFounded Ease Health Joanne WangInvestment TeamFounded Copper Health Lucious McDaniel IVInvestorFounded BiteSight

Same school

Also attended Amherst College95

Will ReedInvestor at Spark Capital Pascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone Yoni RechtmanPartner at Slow Ventures Paul GoodrichCo-Founder at Madrona Venture Group Conor DeveneyPrincipal at Greycroft Paul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

+ 89 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,311 more

Investments

Board seats

BlackRockByteDanceE*TradeFirst Republic BankNYMEX HoldingsNYSE EuronextPricelineSierra Space

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