Ben Horowitz is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and author. He co-founded Andreessen Horowitz and created the firm's Cultural Leadership Fund. Previously, he co-founded and led Opsware, formerly Loudcloud, through its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, and held senior product and operating roles at HP, AOL, Netscape, and Lotus. He is a lifelong hip-hop enthusiast. Education includes studies at Columbia University; University of California, Los Angeles.
Ben Horowitz is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and author. He co-founded Andreessen Horowitz and created the firm's Cultural Leadership Fund. Previously, he co-founded and led Opsware, formerly Loudcloud, through its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, and held senior product and operating roles at HP, AOL, Netscape, and Lotus. He is a lifelong hip-hop enthusiast. Education includes studies at Columbia University; University of California, Los Angeles.
Career
Ben Horowitz attended Columbia University as well as University of California, Los Angeles.
Cofounder and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2009 to Present.Cofounded the venture-capital firm with Marc Andreessen and serves as a general partner.
Vice President and General Manager, Business Technology Optimization for Software at HP from 2007 to 2008.Led HP's Business Technology Optimization software organization following its acquisition of Opsware.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Opsware (formerly Loudcloud) from 1999-09 to 2007.
Vice President and General Manager, E-commerce Platform at AOL from 1999-04 to 1999-09.Oversaw development of AOL's Shop@AOL e-commerce service.
Vice President, Directory and Security Products at Netscape until 1999-04.
Senior Product Marketing Roles at Lotus Development Corporation until 1995-07.Held senior product marketing roles before joining Netscape.