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