Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

George is a 30-year veteran of creating and growing consumer businesses which he has done as a CEO of five companies, including two public, and a managing director of General Catalyst Partners. George authored the 13-part blog series Yours to Lose, about start-up CEO challenges, running on Business Insider.

George’s current board positions include John Wiley and Sons (NYSE: Wiley), Angie's List (NASDQ: ANGI), Hubspot (NYSE: HUBS), DataLogix (sold to Oracle), and Big Fish Games (sold to Churchill downs). He serves as Lead Director of Care.com (NYSE:CRCM) and Chairman of Place IQ in addition to holding board roles in several early-stage companies.

In the past, George has served as CEO of Jumptap (sold to AOL) and Upromise (sold to Sallie Mae) as well as Chairman and CEO of Excite and Excite@Home, and Chairman of Harris Interactive (sold to Nielsen). Prior to the advent of digital media, George founded The Outdoor Life Network (now NBC Sports Network) and was a former SVP of Times Mirror Magazines, overseeing titles such as SKI and Field & Stream.