Year in Review: Who Went Where?

Venture capitalists and others in the VC community who changed jobs in the past 12 months

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Hassan Ahmed

New Gig: Senior advisor, Charles River Ventures

Old Gig: CEO and chairman, Sonus Networks

Srinivas Akkaraju

New Gig: Managing director, New Leaf Venture Partners

Old Gig: Co-founder and managing director, Panorama Capital

Marc Andreessen

New Gig: Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz

Old Gig: Entrepreneur, co-founder of Netscape, Ning.com and Opsware

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Sujit Banerjee

New Gig: Operating partner, Element Partners

Old Gig: Partner, BlueRun Ventures

Phin Barnes

New Gig: Principal, First Round Capital

Old Gig: Founder, ResponDesign

Jeffrey Barnes

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: GP, Oxford Bioscience Partners (resigned from firm)

Jeff Baxter

New Gig: CEO, Variation Biotechnologies Inc.

Old Gig: Managing director, Column Group

Neeraj Bharadwaj

New Gig: Managing director, India, Accel Partners

Old Gig: Managing director and country head, Apax Partners India

Frank Bonsal Jr.

New Gig: Special partner, New Markets Venture Partners

Old Gig: Co-founder, New Enterprise Associates

Bob Borchers

New Gig: GP, Opus Capital

Old Gig: Senior director of global product marketing for the iPhone, Apple

Tom Bradley

New Gig: Principal, DN Capital

Old Gig: Founding partner, DFJ Esprit

John Brooks

New Gig: Senior advisor, Johnston Blakely & Co.

Old Gig: Co-founder, Prism VentureWorks

Vineet Buch

New Gig: Vice president of corporate development, Like.com Inc.

Old Gig: Partner, BlueRun Ventures

Michael Buhr

New Gig: EIR, Shasta Ventures

Old Gig: General manager, StumbleUpon

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Shannon Callahan

New Gig: Director of HR and recruiting, Andreessen Horowitz

Old Gig: Director of HR, Hewlett-Packard

Mark Canha

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: Operating partner, Prism VentureWorks

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

New Gig: CEO-in-Residence, Accel Partners

Old Gig: President, Asia-Pacific and Latin American operations, Google

Ho Ching

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: Former CEO, Temasek Holdings, investment arm of Singapore government

Daniel Chinn

New Gig: CEO, Seambiotic

Old Gig: Partner, Israel Seed Partners

Bruce Chizen

New Gig: Venture Partner, Voyager Capital

Old Gig: Former CEO, Adobe Systems

Ben Choi

New Gig: Principal, Maveron

Old Gig: Investor, Storm Ventures

Ronny Conway

New Gig: Associate, Andreessen Horowitz

Old Gig: Associate, Google Ventures

Kendall Cooper

New Gig: CFO, Mayfield Fund

Old Gig: CFO, Dominion Ventures

Saverio Costa

New Gig: Principal, Pantheon Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Benedetto Gartland & Co.

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David Danielson

New Gig: Program director, Energy Storage, U.S. Department of Energy

Old Gig: Senior associate, General Catalyst Partners

Nathaniel David

New Gig: Venture partner, Arch Venture Partners

Old Gig: Co-founder, Sapphire Energy

Rob Day

New Gig: Partner, Black Coral Capital

Old Gig: Investor, @Ventures

Alex de Winter

New Gig: Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Old Gig: Senior scientist, Pacific Biosciences

Michael DeMane

New Gig: Senior advisor, Thomas McNerney & Partners

Old Gig: Chief operating officer, Medtronic Inc.

T. Kevin DeNicola

New Gig: Pursuing “venture capital opportunities in the alternative fuels area.”

Old Gig: Senior vice president and CFO, KBR

Scott DePasquale

New Gig: Partner, Braemar Energy Ventures

Old Gig: Senior vice president, GE Energy Financial Services

Satish Dharmaraj

New Gig: Partner, Redpoint Ventures

Old Gig: Co-founder, Zimbra

Arnon Dinur

New Gig: Partner, Greylock Partners

Old Gig: Senior vice president, mobile strategy, SanDisk

Alastair Dorward

New Gig: EIR, Physic Ventures

Old Gig: Founding CEO, Method Inc.

Bruce Downey

New Gig: Partner, NewSpring Capital

Old Gig: Chairman and CEO, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Michael Dybbs

New Gig: Associate, New Leaf Venture Partners

Old Gig: Principal, Boston Consulting Group

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Gustavo Eiben

New Gig: Head of North American investor relations, Aureos Capital

Old Gig: Member, Alternative Investments Group, J.P. Morgan Chase

Erik Engelson

New Gig: Managing director, The Foundry

Old Gig: President and CEO, Cierra

Geoff Entress

New Gig: Venture partner, Voyager Capital

Old Gig: Venture partner, Madrona Venture Group

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Chris Farmer

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: Vice president, Bessemer Venture Partners

Stacy Feld

New Gig: Director, Physic Ventures

Old Gig: Associate director of business development, Genentech

Doug Fisher

New Gig: Principal, InterWest Partners

Old Gig: Vice president, New Leaf Venture Partners

Michael Fitzgerald

New Gig: Head of West Coast acquisitions, AIC Ventures

Old Gig: Vice president, Thomas Weisel Partners

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Charline Gauthie

New Gig: EIR, InterWest Partners

Old Gig: Senior executive, IntraLase Inc.

J. Casey Gibbons

New Gig: Associate, Commonwealth Capital Ventures

Old Gig: Co-founder, NextPlay

Martin Gibson

New Gig: Venture partner, Accel Partners

Old Gig: Partner, Atlas Venture

Chip Goodyear

New Gig: CEO, Temasek Holdings, investment arm of Singapore government

Old Gig: CEO, BHP Billiton

Jeff Grainger

New Gig: Partner, The Foundry

Old Gig: Vice president of corporate affairs and general counsel, Xtent Inc.

Craig Greaves

New Gig: Recruiting partner, Third Rock Ventures

Old Gig: HR director, Cubist Pharmaceuticals

Pradeep Guha

New Gig: Venture advisor, Nexus India Capital

Old Gig: CEO, Zee Network

Matthew Guiney

New Gig: Assistant controller, Flybridge Capital Partners

Old Gig: Senior associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Howard Gwin

New Gig: Venture Partner, Bridgescale Partners

Old Gig: President, Solect Technology Group

Gary Gysin

New Gig: EIR, U.S. Venture Partners

Old Gig: CEO, Asempra Technologies

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Jack Haire

New Gig: Venture executive, Highland Capital Partners

Old Gig: President, Sales and Marketing Division, Time Inc.

Josh Hannah

New Gig: General partner, Matrix Partners

Old Gig: Co-founder and CEO, Betfair

Eric Hippeau

New Gig: CEO, The Huffington Post

Old Gig: Managing partner, SoftBank Capital

Eric Hjerpe

New Gig: Partner, Kepha Partners

Old Gig: Partner, Atlas Venture

George Horner

New Gig: EIR, Sofinnova Ventures

Old Gig: CEO, Prestwick Pharmaceuticals

Ben Horowitz

New Gig: Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz

Old Gig: Co-founder and CEO, Opsware, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Packard

Will Hunsinger

New Gig: EIR, Maveron

Old Gig: CEO, Adeze

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Grant Jackson

New Gig: General partner, Council Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Aurora Funds

Jodi Sherman Jahic

New Gig: Managing director, Sherman Capital Group

Old Gig: Venture partner, Voyager Capital

Jerrell Jimerson

New Gig: CEO, Songbird

Old Gig: EIR, Sigma Partners

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Philip Kaplan

New Gig: EIR, Charles River Ventures

Old Gig: Founder, AdBrite

David Karnstedt

New Gig: CEO, Efficient Frontier

Old Gig: EIR, Redpoint Ventures

Victor Kats

New Gig: Investment manager, Ascension Health Ventures

Old Gig: Vice president of corporate business development, Allscipts

Pueo Keffer

New Gig: Vice president of growth equity fund, Redpoint Ventures

Old Gig: Senior Associate, TA Associates

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New Gig: Venture partner and senior advisor, VantagePoint Venture Partners

Old Gig: Remains President of Waterkeeper Alliance

James Kim

New Gig: Investment team member, Khosla Ventures

Old Gig: Senior Partner, CMEA Capital

Todd Kimmel

New Gig: Partner, Mayfield Fund

Old Gig: EIR, Advanced Technology Ventures

Nety Krishna

New Gig: Venture Partner and CTO of Energy, Materials & Environment Practice, Redpoint Ventures

Old Gig: Senior Director, Office of CTO, Applied Materials

Scott Kupor

New Gig: Chief operating officer, Andreessen Horowitz

Old Gig: Vice president and GM of software-as-a-service, Hewlett-Packard

Finny Kuruvilla

New Gig: Principal, Clarus Ventures

Old Gig: Research fellow, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

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David Lam

New Gig: Partner, WI Harper

Old Gig: Vice president, The Carlyle Group

Pierre Lamond

New Gig: Partner, Khosla Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Sequoia Capital

John LaMattina

New Gig: Senior partner, Puretech Ventures

Old Gig: President, global R&D efforts, Pfizer

Campbell “Cam” Lanier III

New Gig: Senior director, Kinetic Ventures

Old Gig: Remains chairman, ITC Holdings Co., previously co-founded Interstate Communications

Michael Latimer

New Gig: CIO (effective 1/1/2010), Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS)

Old Gig: President and CEO, Oxford Properties, OMERS’ real estate arm

Peter Lee

New Gig: Partner, Baroda Ventures

Old Gig: Associate, Prism VentureWorks

Kai-Fu Lee

New Gig: Founder, Innovation Works, and advisory board chairman, WI Harper Group

Old Gig: President, Google China

Juha Lehtola

New Gig: Investment manager, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.

Old Gig: Investment director, Nordic Venture Partners

Roland Lescure

New Gig: CIO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Old Gig: CIO, Groupama Asset Management

Jason Lettman

New Gig: Vice president, Morgenthaler Ventures

Old Gig: Vice president, SplitRock Partners

Robin Lockwood

New Gig: Senior associate, Flybridge Capital Partners

Old Gig: Business strategy consultant, The Boston Consulting Group

Ronnie Lott

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: Managing director, business development, Capital Dynamics, which assumed management control of the HRJ Capital funds-of-funds co-founded by Lott

Tim Lui

New Gig: Managing partner, SB China Venture Capital

Old Gig: Executive vice president, Tongfang Co. Ltd.

Michael Lytton

New Gig: Executive vice president of business and corporate development, Biogen Idec

Old Gig: General partner, Oxford Bioscience Partners

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Alfred Macdaniel

New Gig: Vice president of finance and general counsel, Santé Ventures

Old Gig: Senior associate, Fish & Richardson PC

Rozell Mack III

New Gig: Senior advisor, Edge Capital Partners

Old Gig: Co-founding partner, Ascend Venture Group

Don Mackenzie

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: General partner and CFO, Polaris Venture Partners

George Mackie

New Gig: Venture partner, Noro-Moseley Partners

Old Gig: President and CEO, Insource Contract Services

Adam Marcus

New Gig: Principal, OpenView Venture Partners

Old Gig: Senior Associate, Battery Ventures

Brad Mattson

New Gig: Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners

Old Gig: Founder and CEO, Novellus Systems and Mattson Technology

Steve Maxwell

New Gig: Partner, Kesic & Co.

Old Gig: Recruiting partner, Kodiak Venture Partners

Brian McAndrews

New Gig: Managing director, Madrona Venture Group

Old Gig: CEO, aQuantive

Kathleen McGinty

New Gig: Operating partner, Element Partners

Old Gig: Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania

Bruce McWilliams

New Gig: EIR, U.S. Venture Partners

Old Gig: CEO, Tessera Technologies Inc.

Emily Melton

New Gig: Partner, Mayfield Fund

Old Gig: Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Marc Michel

New Gig: Partner, Metamorphic Ventures

Old Gig: Head of West Coast financial sponsors, Wachovia

Marten Mickos

New Gig: EIR, Benchmark Capital

Old Gig: Founder and CEO, MySQL

John Milad

New Gig: Investment manager, NGBI Ventures

Old Gig: Founder and president, Insight Capital & Advisory

Jeb Miller

New Gig: General Partner, JAFCO Ventures

Old Gig: Principal, U.S. Growth Fund, The Carlyle Group

Jon Miller

New Gig: Chairman and CEO, Digital Media Group, News Corp.

Old Gig: Partner, Velocity Interactive Group

Cliff Monlux

New Gig: President and managing board member, The University Funds

Old Gig: Investor, Ramp Equity Partners

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Meredith Niles

New Gig: Investment manager, Impetus Trust

Old Gig: Executive director, Goldman Sachs

Metthew Nordan

New Gig: Vice president, Venrock

Old Gig: Co-founder, Lux Research

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Charlie O’Donnell

New Gig: EIR, First Round Capital

Old Gig: Co-founding CEO, Path101

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Lizette Pérez-Deisboeck

New Gig: General counsel, Battery Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Goodwin Procter

Mark Platshon

New Gig: Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners

Old Gig: Venture partner, Trident Capital and XSeed Capital

Jason Putorti

New Gig: Designer-in-Residence, Bessemer Venture Partners

Old Gig: Lead designer, Mint.com

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Michael Raab

New Gig: Chairman and CEO, Ardelyx Inc.

Old Gig: Partner, New Enterprise Associates

Bridget Rauvola

New Gig: Investor relations partner, Morgenthaler Ventures

Old Gig: Senior vice president of marketing and IR, Frazier Healthcare Ventures

Sarah Reed

New Gig: General counsel, Charles River Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Lowenstein Sandler

Philip Reilly

New Gig: Venture partner, Third Rock Ventures

Old Gig: Chairman and CEO, Interleukin Genetics Inc.

In Sik Rhee

New Gig: General partner, Rembrandt Venture Partners

Old Gig: Venture partner, Accel Partners

Whitney Rockley

New Gig: General Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures

Old Gig: Partner, Nomura New Energy & Clean Technology Ventures

F. Morgan Rodd

New Gig: General partner, Milestone Venture Partners

New Gig: Co-founding partner, ArrowPath Venture Partners

Joel J. Rodriguez

New Gig: Associate, Commonwealth Capital Ventures

Old Gig: Senior associate consultant, Bain & Co.

Aran Ron

New Gig: Operating partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Old Gig: COO, Group Health Inc.

Louis Roquet

New Gig: City manager, Montreal, Quebec

Old Gig: President and COO, Desjardins Venture Capital

Peter Rothstein

New Gig: Senior vice president, New England Clean Energy Council

Old Gig: EIR, Flagship Ventures

Patrick Ryan

New Gig: Venture partner, SV Life Sciences

Old Gig: Managing director, Clark Street Ventures

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Winslow Sargeant

New Gig: Nominee, chief counsel for advocacy for the Small Business Administration

Old Gig: Managing director, Venture Investors

Edward Scolnick

New Gig: Venture partner, Clarus Ventures

Old Gig: Director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research

Peter Shannon

New Gig: Partner, Firelake Capital

Old Gig: Principal, Atlas Venture

Tim Shannon

New Gig: Venture partner, Canaan Partners

Old Gig: President and CEO, CuraGen Corp.

Rohit Sharma

New Gig: President and CEO, Vdopia Inc.

Old Gig: Principal, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Sharad Sharma

New Gig: EIR, Canaan Partners

Old Gig: CEO, Yahoo India R&D

Eric Shiozaki

New Gig: Associate director, Apposite Capital

Old Gig: Associate, Burrill & Co.

Scott Sillers

New Gig: General partner, Levensohn Venture Partners

Old Gig: Vice president, Melvin Securities

Jonathan Silver

New Gig: Executive director, U.S. Department of Energy loan program

Old Gig: Co-founding managing director, Core Capital Partners

Nick Sinai

New Gig: Energy and Environmental Director, Federal Communications Commission

Old Gig: Principal, Tenaya Capital

Shawn Singh

New Gig: CEO, VistaGen Therapeutics

Old Gig: Managing principal, Cato BioVentures

Bejul Somaia

New Gig: Managing director, India, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Old Gig: Co-managing director, Twiga Fiberglass

Debra Somberg

New Gig: Venture partner, Maveron

Old Gig: Managing director, Maveron

Ryan Spoon

New Gig: Senior associate, Polaris Venture Partners

Old Gig: Vice president of marketing and business development, Widgetbox

Jon Steinberg

New Gig: EIR, Polaris Venture Partners

Old Gig: Partner development manager, Small Medium Business Partnerships Group, Google

Mark Stevens

New gig: Focusing on nonprofit interests, maintaining Sequoia board seats

Old gig: Transitioning out as partner, Sequoia Capital (not a GP in most recent fund)

Christopher Stone

New Gig: Managing director, Epic Ventures

Old Gig: Senior Executive, Novell

Nick Sturiale

New Gig: General partner, JAFCO Ventures

Old Gig: Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

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Charles Teague

New Gig: CEO, Lose It!

Old Gig: Technologist-in-Residence, General Catalyst Partners

Jamie Thingelstad

New Gig: EIR, Split Rock Partners

Old Gig: Vice president and CTO, Wall Street Journal Digital Network

Sebastian Thrun

New Gig: Senior advisor, Charles River Ventures

Old Gig: Continues as Stanford University computer science professor

Rick Timmins

New Gig: Venture partner, G-51 Capital

Old Gig: Vice president of finance, Cisco Systems

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Joerg Ueberla

New Gig: Unknown

Old Gig: General partner, Wellington Partners Venture Capital

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Gregory Verdine

New Gig: Venture partner, Third Rock Ventures

Old Gig: Continues as Harvard University professor

Lamar Villere

New Gig: Director, Private Equity Program, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System

Old Gig: Senior alternative investment officer, Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois

Mike Volpi

New Gig: Partner, Index Ventures

Old Gig: CEO, Joost

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Jim Wachtman

New Gig: Venture partner, SV Life Sciences

Old Gig: President and COO, Laser Vision Centers

Nate Westheimer

New Gig: Advisor, Flybridge Capital Partners

Old Gig: Continues as co-founder and executive VP of product and technology, AnyClip

Steve White

New Gig: EIR, Sigma Partners

Old Gig: Founder, Logic Modeling and 0-in (pronounced “zero in”) Design Automation

Kari-Pekka Wilska

New Gig: Operating partner, BlueRun Ventures

Old Gig: Venture partner, Austin Ventures

Michael Wolfe

New Gig: EIR, Benchmark Capital

Old Gig: Co-founder, Vontu

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Bo Yaghmaie

New Gig: Head of New York office’s business and technology practice group, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Old Gig: Head of national venture capital practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Gideon Yu

New Gig: Partner, Khosla Ventures

Old Gig: Chief financial officer, Facebook