Peter Thiel

Global Finance, Venture Capital, Media Commentary - Clarium Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Professional expertise: Private Equity, Macro-Finance, Venture Capital, Entrepreneur, Executive Management

Experience

  • Managing Partner at The Founders Fund
    Mar 2006 - Present · 20 yrs 4 mos

    Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek - cofounders of PayPal - provide venture capital seed money plus vision strategy, product marketing, and guidance drawn from our diverse background to serious entrepreneurs with big ideas. The Founders Fund provides venture capital from the entrepreneurs who made PayPal successful – it specializes in very early stage opportunities.

  • Member, Board of Directors at Facebook
    Sep 2004 - Present · 21 yrs 10 mos

    Facebook is a social networking platform initially launched for high school students, college students, and twenty-somethings, but is now available to all. It produces tremendous loyalty, and has an extremely active community.

  • Investor at LinkedIn
    Sep 2003 - Present · 22 yrs 10 mos

    Linkedin is the leading business network site for all professionals from 25-65. It provides essential tools for recruiting, finding experts, hiring consults, finding clients, and keeping in touch with colleagues and friends.

  • Founder and President at Clarium Capital Management, LLC
    Oct 2002 - Present · 23 yrs 9 mos

    -MarHedge Global Macro Fund of the Year (2005) -Absolute Return Global Macro Fund of the Year (2005) Please see our website: http://www.clariumcapital.com

  • Visitor at Stanford Law School
    Sep 2004 - Dec 2004 · 4 mos

    Taught a class entitled: “Globalization, Sovereignty & the Law” from 9/2004 to 12/2004