Ben Horowitz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm, since 2009.
Co-founded Opsware, an enterprise software company, which Hewlett-Packard acquired for $1.6 billion in 2007.
Co-founded Loudcloud in 1999, taking it public in 2001 before transforming it into Opsware.
Author of 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers' and 'What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture'.
Served as Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett-Packard, overseeing 3,000 employees and $2.8 billion in annual revenue.
Earned a BA from Columbia University in 1988 and an MS from UCLA in 1990, both in computer science.

Biography

Benjamin Abraham Horowitz is an American businessman, investor, and author. He is widely recognized as the co-founder of the prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which he launched with Marc Andreessen in 2009. As a general partner, he plays a key role in the firm's investment strategies and operations.

Prior to his work in venture capital, Horowitz was a technology entrepreneur.