Computer History Museum

Swartz, Jim oral history

Jim Swartz founded Accel Partners with Arthur Patterson in 1983. Entering a fifth decade in venture capital he enjoys working with start-up teams that are defining new industries. In addition, he works with the Accel London team as a founder/mentor of Accel's European business. Before founding Accel Partners, Jim was founding General Partner of Adler & Company, which he started with Fred Adler in 1978 after his tenure as a Vice President of Citicorp Venture Capital. Early in his career Jim worked as a management consultant, entering the venture capital industry in 1972. A long time industry leader, Jim is former Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and a 2007 recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Jim is a graduate of Harvard University with a concentration in engineering sciences and applied physics and holds a MS in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Item Details

Date
2013-10-15 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102746859
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Jim Swartz (Interviewee)
Eric Dennis (Videographer)
John C. Hollar (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
02:00:24
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X6985.2014
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection