Jim has been an investor in over thirty consumer internet, media, and technology companies that have completed public offerings or successful mergers. These include Actuate (ACTU), Agile Software (AGIL), Alphablox/IBM, BrassRing/Kenexa(KNXA), Centillion (acquired by Bay Networks), Collabra/America On-line, Datasweep/Rockwell (ROK), Foundry Networks (FDRY), Groove Networks/Microsoft (MSFT), Hyperion Solutions (HYSL)/Oracle (ORCL), Lightspan/Plato Learning (TUTR), Macromedia (MACR), Maven Networks/Yahoo! (YHOO), Microprose, Motive (MOTV), RealNetworks (RNWK), RedBack Networks (RBAK), Savista/Accenture (ACN), Synopsys (SNPS), and Walmart.com (WMT).
Jim is currently on the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (WMT), where he is the Lead/Presiding Independent Director, and Chairman of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. He also serves on the board of Marvel Entertainment (MVL) where he is the founding Chairman of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, and RealNetworks (RNWK) where he is the Lead/Presiding Independent Director. Jim is currently an Investor/Board Member of privately held companies BBN Technologies, Brightcove, Etsy, Facebook, Global Grind Digital, ModelN, and Prosper.com.
Jim is on the Strategic Investment Committee/Board of Accel-KKR, IDG-Accel China Fund, the Mailroom Fund (a joint venture with entertainment leader William Morris Agency), and Facebook Seed Fund.
Earlier, Jim worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York, and in product marketing and management at Apple Computer and Hewlett Packard.
Jim is the former Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, a former President of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists, and on the Board of the Associates of the Harvard Business School, Pacific Community Ventures, Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Technet, and a Trustee of Menlo School. Jim is Chairman of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund, former Chairman of the Harvard Business School California Research Center, and is the former Chairman of the Silicon Valley region committee for Stanford University’s Campaign for Undergraduate Education. In December 2005, Jim was appointed an Honorary Professor at the 1,000 year-old Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, China. He graduated with highest distinction from Stanford University with a B.S. degree and from Harvard University with an M.B.A. where he was named a Baker Scholar (top 5% of class).
