Founders Fund

Industry: Capital management company

Description

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm. Formed in 2005, Founders Fund had more than $3 billion in aggregate capital under management as of 2016. Founded: July 2005 Headquarters: San Francisco, CA Founders: Ken Howery, Peter Thiel, Sean Parker, Luke Nosek Key people: Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Brian Singerman, Cyan Banister, Geoff Lewis Subsidiary: LEAP.AXLR8R

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Founders Fund Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Conway Anderson Conway Anderson San Francisco, California Details
Conway Anderson's Founders Fund Experience January 2014 - February 2014
Job VP of Product at Academia.edu
Industry Internet
Experience
Academia.edu  August 2014 - Present
Academia.edu  May 2014 - August 2014
-  November 2007 - August 2014
Founders Fund   January 2014 - February 2014
Gertrude   June 2013 - January 2014
GoodGuide, Inc.   November 2010 - September 2011
meebo  October 2010 - April 2011
Pandora.com   August 2008 - August 2010

Skills
User Experience, User Interface Design, Branding & Identity, Web Design, iOS Design, Logo Design, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Product Design, Start-ups, Creative Direction, Mobile Interface Design, Advertising, CSS, Creative Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Photography, Brand Development, HTML, Product Strategy, iPhone Application..., Solar System Design

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts

Katherine Boyle Katherine Boyle Stanford, California Details
Katherine Boyle's Founders Fund Experience June 2015 - Present
Job MBA Candidate at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Founders Fund   June 2015 - Present
Axel Springer SE  August 2015 - September 2015
The Washington Post  July 2010 - May 2014
The Washington Post  June 2012 - July 2013

Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business   2014 — 2016
MBA Candidate, 2016

National University of Ireland, Galway   2008 — 2009
MA, Public Advocacy, Intellectual Property

Georgetown University   2004 — 2008
Bachelor's degree, Government

Universität Wien

John Michael John Michael Greater San Diego Area Details
John Michael's Founders Fund Experience July 2010 - December 2010
Job IT Management
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Cel-Fi, Cell Phone Smart Signal Booster, by Nextivity   April 2015 - Present
Consultant/Start Up's   April 2014 - Present
Provide Commerce  December 2010 - April 2014
Founders Fund   July 2010 - December 2010
Inter County Laboratories   February 2010 - August 2010
DenMat Holdings, LLC  May 2009 - September 2009
Vertigo Software  July 2008 - February 2009
R&L Brosamer  April 2007 - July 2008
Stratos Wireless   April 2007 - July 2008

Skills
Disaster Recovery, Data Center, VMware, Servers, Networking, Virtualization, Project Management, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Active Directory, Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Integration, Software Project..., IIS, Vendor Management, SaaS, IT Operations Management, Security, Cisco Technologies, Information Technology, VMware ESX, Management, IT Management

Education
Diablo Valley College   1995 — 1998
Associate's Degree, History

California State University-East Bay
Business Administration and Management, General

Kaylee Trapletti Kaylee Trapletti San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kaylee Trapletti's Founders Fund Experience October 2012 - Present
Job Executive Assistant at Founders Fund
Industry Executive Office
Experience
Founders Fund   October 2012 - Present
Founders Fund   April 2012 - May 2014
National Panhellenic Executive Council   January 2011 - December 2011
Cal Poly State University  December 2010 - June 2011
Rho Lambda National Honor Society   May 2010 - May 2011
Beyond Marketing Group  June 2010 - September 2010
Cal Poly Conference and Event Planning  April 2009 - September 2009

Skills
Event Planning, Customer Service, Office Management, Administrative Support, Administrative..., Employee Relations, Event Management, Leadership, Social Media, Facebook, Recruiting, Budgets, Blogging, Time Management, Social Networking, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Public Relations, Marketing

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2007 — 2011
B.S., Business Administration, Marketing

Derar Ayoush Derar Ayoush Gainesville, Florida Area Details
Derar Ayoush's Founders Fund Experience January 2012 - May 2014
Job CoFounder & CEO at HaulBox
Industry Financial Services
Experience
HaulBox   May 2014 - Present
Founders Fund   January 2012 - May 2014
University of Florida  August 2010 - May 2014
Modern Woodmen of America  May 2013 - September 2013
Founders Fund   February 2010 - January 2013
Woman and I can Initiative   August 2009 - November 2011
Yalla Palestine Initiative, “Let’s Go Palestine”   2008 - 2011
Ruwwad   June 2010 - August 2010
RNLI   2008 - 2010

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Finance, Economics, Investments, Leadership, Analysis, Financial Analysis, Market Research, Teamwork, Data Analysis, Research, Financial Modeling, Emerging Markets, Corporate Finance, Valuation, Bloomberg Terminal, Portfolio Management, Statistics, Mutual Funds, Stock Market Analysis, International Economics, Global Enterprise, Start-ups, Quantitative Analytics, Bloomberg, Strategic Vision

Education
University of Florida   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Finance, General

United World College of Atlantic   2008 — 2010
IB

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Kathleen Shea Kathleen Shea San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kathleen Shea's Founders Fund Experience August 2011 - Present
Job Executive Admin
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Founders Fund   August 2011 - Present
Summit Partners  September 1999 - May 2011
Kings Mountain Art Fair   2009 - 2011
Ravenswood Health Center   January 2005 - July 2009
Saint Paul Hotel   June 1996 - August 1999

Skills
Office Management, Customer Relations, Public Relations, Logistics, Business Correspondence

Education
DePaul University   1993 — 1994

Stanford University
Business Administrative, Marketing, & Economics courses; General Education

Justin Fishner-Wolfson Justin Fishner-Wolfson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Justin Fishner-Wolfson's Founders Fund Experience 2007 - 2010
Job
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
137 Ventures  2010 - Present
Founders Fund   2007 - 2010
Stanford Student Enterprises  2006 - 2008
Cellfire  2006 - 2007
Stanford Student Enterprises  2004 - 2006
U.S. Department of State   2001 - 2001

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Devices, Product Management, Business Development

Education
Stanford University   2002 — 2004
MS, Computer Science

Stanford University   1999 — 2002
BS, Management Science & Engineering

Navin Kadaba Navin Kadaba San Francisco Bay Area Details
Navin Kadaba's Founders Fund Experience February 2008 - January 2009
Job Senior Product Support Manager, Google Photos
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Google  November 2014 - Present
Google  April 2013 - October 2014
Google  April 2011 - March 2013
Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc.   March 2009 - April 2011
Founders Fund   February 2008 - January 2009
Caliper Life Sciences  June 2007 - September 2007
The Stanford Review   January 2006 - June 2007
Abaxis, Inc.   January 2004 - August 2005

Skills
User Experience, Google Apps, Wordpress, Start-ups, Product Management, Salesforce.com, Entrepreneurship, Data Analysis, Lifesciences, Cross-functional Team..., Business Development, SaaS, Research, Project Management, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Product Development, Social Media

Education
Stanford University   2004 — 2008
BS, Biological Sciences

Ismail Abushamma Ismail Abushamma Gainesville, Florida Details
Ismail Abushamma's Founders Fund Experience January 2013 - May 2013
Job CoFounder and CFO at Livingua
Industry Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Experience
Livingua   June 2015 - Present
AFS Intercultural Programs  August 2013 - August 2013
Founders Fund   January 2013 - May 2013
University of Florida  September 2011 - May 2013

Skills
Time Management, Teamwork, Data Analysis, Spanish, Research, Economics, Leadership, Public Speaking, Analysis, Social Media, Fundraising, Event Planning, Nonprofits, Community Outreach

Education
University of Florida   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Finance, General GPA: 3.68/4.00, Finance GPA: 3.81/4.00

Manchester Business School
Finance, First-class honours (1st)

United World College-Costa Rica   2009 — 2011
International Baccalaureate

Mina Zargham Mina Zargham New York, New York Details
Mina Zargham's Founders Fund Experience November 2011 - March 2013
Job Associate at Skillcapital
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Skillcapital   May 2013 - Present
Founders Fund   November 2011 - March 2013
San Francisco Fencers' Club   June 2007 - August 2011
USDA  June 2009 - August 2009
Clean Water Action  July 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Research, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Social Media, Matlab, Spanish, Farsi, Rhinoceros, Strategy, Microsoft Word, Nonprofits

Education
Princeton University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil and Environmental Engineering/Architecture

Stanford University

San Francisco University High School   2003 — 2007

The San Francisco School   2000 — 2003

Trae Stephens Trae Stephens San Francisco Bay Area Details
Trae Stephens's Founders Fund Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Principal at Founders Fund
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Founders Fund   January 2014 - Present
Georgetown University  September 2013 - December 2013
Palantir Technologies  July 2008 - December 2013
LexisNexis Special Services   June 2006 - July 2008
Georgetown University  November 2005 - May 2006
Embassy of Afghanistan  August 2003 - December 2005
Office of Congressman Rob Portman   2005 - 2005

Skills
Government, Policy, Program Management, Security Clearance, DoD, Analysis, Data Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Research, Requirements Analysis, National Security, Databases, System Administration, Cloud Computing, SQL, Enterprise Architecture, Integration, Defense, Proposal Writing, Software Engineering, Software Development, Systems Engineering

Education
Georgetown University   2002 — 2005
BS, Regional and Comparative Studies (Middle East)

Lebanon High School   1998 — 2002

Helen Wolff Helen Wolff San Francisco Bay Area Details
Helen Wolff's Founders Fund Experience May 2010 - January 2011
Job Assistant at ParkerMedia
Industry Internet
Experience
ParkerMedia   October 2011 - Present
Airtime  January 2011 - September 2012
Founders Fund   May 2010 - January 2011
Luce Forward  July 2004 - February 2010
Miller, Starr & Regalia   September 2002 - June 2004

Education
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law   1999 — 2002
JD, Law

Duke University   1996 — 1999

Roger Wunderling Roger Wunderling San Francisco Bay Area Details
Roger Wunderling's Founders Fund Experience 2008 - 2008
Job CFO Start Ups/Venture Capital/Private Equity email wunderling@comcast.net
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Wunderling Consulting   1997 - Present
Founders Fund   2008 - 2008
Biex   1996 - 1997
Technology Funding  1990 - 1995
Bank of America  1986 - 1990
Wells Fargo Bank  1980 - 1986
Robert A McNeil Corp   1977 - 1980

Education
University of San Francisco
BS

Oliver Roup Oliver Roup San Francisco Bay Area Details
Oliver Roup's Founders Fund Experience June 2008 - April 2009
Job Founder / CEO at VigLink
Industry Computer Software
Experience
VigLink  March 2009 - Present
Founders Fund   June 2008 - April 2009
BBC  July 2007 - August 2007
Microsoft  March 2003 - March 2007
Vulcan, Inc  January 2002 - March 2003
Edusoft  October 2001 - December 2001
Echo Networks   January 2000 - December 2001
Scient  September 1999 - January 2000
MIT Media Lab  September 1994 - June 1999

Education
Harvard Business School   2007 — 2009
MBA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1998 — 1999
M.Eng

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1994 — 1998
B.Sc

Upper Canada College   1984 — 1994
Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Neil Pai Neil Pai San Francisco, California Details
Neil Pai's Founders Fund Experience July 2014 - Present
Job General Counsel at Founders Fund
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Founders Fund   July 2014 - Present
Thiel Capital LLC   January 2012 - July 2014
Clarium Capital Management  June 2011 - July 2014
Sidley Austin  August 2008 - July 2011
American Airlines  July 2004 - July 2005

Education
Harvard Law School   2005 — 2008
JD, Law

Duke University   2000 — 2004
BA degrees, Economics and Sociology

Andrew Kirchner Andrew Kirchner Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Andrew Kirchner's Founders Fund Experience 2007 - 2007
Job Director, Strategic Market Development at Inspire Energy
Industry Renewables & Environment
Experience
Inspire Energy   2015 - Present
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law   2013 - Present
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  2013 - 2015
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law   2012 - 2013
U.S. Department of Justice   2011 - 2011
Founders Fund   2007 - 2007
826 Valencia  2006 - 2006

Skills
Energy, Strategic Partnerships, Venture Capital, Strategy, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Start-ups, Private Equity, Contract Negotiation, Due Diligence, Business, Project Finance, Management, Policy

Education
Columbia Law School   2010 — 2013
Doctor of Law (JD)

Columbia University in the City of New York   2005 — 2009

Kellie Ammerman, CPA Kellie Ammerman, CPA San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kellie Ammerman, CPA's Founders Fund Experience May 2012 - April 2015
Job Financial Data Analyst at LendingHome Corporation
Industry Accounting
Experience
LendingHome Corporation  April 2015 - Present
Founders Fund   May 2012 - April 2015
BDO USA, LLP  January 2011 - May 2012

Skills
SEC filings, GAAP, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Due Diligence, Revenue Recognition, CPA, IPO, Fund Accounting, Analytics, SAS Programming, Valuation, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Mining, Statistical Software, Project Management, Statistical Data..., Quantitative Analytics, Data Solutions, Python, Information Technology, Weka, Leadership, Communication, Business Management, Internal Audit, Accounting, Auditing, Internal Controls, External Audit, Financial Statements, QuickBooks, SEC Financial Reporting, Variance Analysis, Financial Accounting, Tax Preparation, Microsoft Excel, Financial Statement..., Private Equity, Partnership Taxation, SQL, Investran, SPSS, US GAAP, Financial Modeling, Finance

Education
Northwestern University
MSPA, Master of Science in Predictive Analytics, 4.0

Loyola Marymount University
BA, Accounting

University of San Francisco
BA, Accounting

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