R. Hoffman

Biography

Reid Hoffman is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and investor, and has played an integral role in building many of today’s leading consumer technology businesses, including LinkedIn and PayPal. Hoffman joined Greylock Partners in 2009, where he focuses on building products that can reach hundreds of millions of participants and businesses that have network effects. In 2003 he co-founded LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking service. He led LinkedIn through its first four years and to profitability as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to LinkedIn, he served as executive vice president at PayPal, where he was also a founding board member.  

Research Interest

Hoffman joined the Microsoft Board in March 2017, and also serves on the boards of several private companies including Edmodo, Convoy, Blockstream. In addition, he serves on several not-for-profit boards, including Wrapp and Kiva.org, and chairs the West Coast advisory board for QuestBridge.