Tom Alberg

Tom Alberg
Born January 1940
Alma mater Harvard University and Columbia Law School
Occupation founder and managing partner, Madrona Venture Group
Spouse(s) Judi Beck

Tom A. Alberg (born January 1940)[1] is an American lawyer and businessman, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, and a director of Amazon.com since June 1996.[2]

Early life

Tom Alberg is the son of Thomas A. Alberg and Miriam Twitchell Alberg.[3] Tom Alberg was educated at Harvard University, where he received a BA in International Affairs in 1962. He then studied at Columbia Law School, where he received a JD degree.[1][3]

Career

Alberg was chair of the Executive Committee and a Partner at Perkins Coie, a large Northwest law firm. Then he was president of LIN Broadcasting Corporation from 1991–95, and an Executive Vice President of AT&T Wireless Services from 1990–94, before founding Madrona Venture Group in 1995.[1][4] He is a director of several companies backed by Madrona, including Impinj, ShopIgniter, SNUPI and Mercent.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tom Alberg". CrunchBase. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Officers & Directors". Amazon. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Tom Alberg". NNDB. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tom Alberg". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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