Brad Gerstner
Founder of Altimeter Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2008 - Current
Altimeter is a life cycle technology investment firm built by founders for founders that manages industry leading public and private market portfolios. I chose the name Altimeter because as an essentialist and pilot, I believe clarity, happiness and success in all aspects of life comes from boiling it down to the essential - your core instrument. At Altimeter, our mission is our instrument: to help visionary entrepreneurs build iconic companies, disrupt markets and improve lives through all stages of growth.
Altimeter is a technology-focused investment firm managing a public equity fund and growth-stage private equity funds.
Portfolio Manager
2005 - 2008
Founding Principal
1999 - 2000
Part of initial founding team of GC. Departed to lead and scale NLG for eventual sale.
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Deputy Secretary of State
1998 - 1999
Managed Indiana divisions of Corporations, Securities, and Elections. Departed to attend Harvard Business School.
Attorney
1996 - 1997
Lawyer in the VC, Securities, and Corporations division.
Ice Miller LLP is a law firm in the United States. As of 2014, Ice Miller is one of the 150 largest law firms in the United States.
Chief of Staff to Founder Pete Liegl
1987 - 1989
Amazing training from an entrepreneur who ultimately sold the company to Warren Buffet. OJT included learning how to beat entrenched competitors and make every $$ count.
Forest River is an incubator where innovative ideas thrive and flourish as we strive to adapt to changing market and consumer demands.
Founder and Chief Boat Washer
1986 - 1987
My first start-up. Didn't make much money but learned that an important part of entrepreneurship is making sure to have fun along the way.