Bob Swan advises growth-stage companies as an operating partner on a16z’s Growth team. Previously, he led Intel, was CFO of eBay during the PayPal spin-off and of EDS and TRW, held finance leadership roles at GE, and served as Webvan’s CEO from April to July 2001; he serves on the boards of eBay, GoTo, Flexport, Micron, and Nike.

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Bob Swan advises growth-stage companies as an operating partner on a16z’s Growth team. Previously, he led Intel, was CFO of eBay during the PayPal spin-off and of EDS and TRW, held finance leadership roles at GE, and served as Webvan’s CEO from April to July 2001; he serves on the boards of eBay, GoTo, Flexport, Micron, and Nike.

Career

Bob Swan studied at University at Buffalo, SUNY (B.S., Business Administration) and Binghamton University, SUNY (MBA).

Operating Partner, Growth at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from Jul 2021 to PresentAdvises growth-stage companies and their leadership teams.
Board Member at eBay until Present
Board Member at GoTo until Present
Board Member at Flexport until Present
Board Member at Micron until Present
Board Member at Nike until Present
Chief Executive Officer at Intel from Jan 2019 to Feb 2021Led Intel as chief executive officer.
Operating Partner at General Atlantic from Sep 2015 to Sep 2016Worked with portfolio companies as an operating partner.
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at eBay from 2006 to 2015Led eBay’s finance organization as chief financial officer.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Electronic Data Systems from Feb 2003 to Mar 2006
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at TRW from Jul 2001 to Dec 2002
Senior Finance Leader at General Electric from 1985 to 2000Held senior finance leadership roles across GE.
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How to Build a Thriving AI Ecosystem with Lisa Su, CEO of AMD

Bob Swan speaks with AMD CEO Lisa Su about compute, chip manufacturing, R&D cycles, and open AI ecosystems.

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AI Copilots and the Future of Knowledge Work

Bob Swan interviews Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott about AI, developer productivity, and durable product fundamentals.

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Investing in Flexport

Bob Swan and David George explain their investment in Flexport and the need for resilient global supply-chain infrastructure.

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