Sam Hayes co-founded SharesPost and oversees business and marketplace development, as well as content syndication. Sam has worked for leading firms at key stages in the entrepreneurial lifecycle, from pre-launch to dynamic growth to exit through acquisition – three of which were funded by Kleiner Perkins.
Sam most recently led corporate development (M&A, investment) for Java-related businesses at Sun Microsystems and has led business development for startups now part of Akamai and Wine.com. Sam was part of the launch team at America Online’s Classifieds Plus offering, a pioneering marketplace. Sam received his MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and AB from Occidental College. He holds FINRA Series 7 & 63 licenses.
