Laszlo Bock
Founder of University of California
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Board Member
2019 - Current
The synthetic data platform for developers. Generate artificial datasets with the same characteristics as real data, so you can develop and test AI models without compromising privacy.
Gretel is a multimodal synthetic data platform that leverages advanced generative AI and privacy-enhancing technologies.
Raised $67,699,996.00 from Moonshots Capital, Section 32, Anthos Capital and Greylock.
Co-Founder and Co-Faculty Director of the Berkeley Transformative CHRO Academy
2024
Developing the next generation of Transformative CHROs
Investor, Coach and Producer
2017
TECHNOLOGY Addepar (unicorn) - Empowering investment professionals BetterUp (unicorn) - The better coaching platform Carbon (unicorn) - Making radically better products Coda (unicorn) - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace Ceramic.ai (seed) - Stealth Collective Health (unicorn) - The modern TPA solution Color (unicorn) - Take control of cancer Draftwise (seed) - AI built for lawyers Maven Clinic (unicorn) - The next generation of care for women Multiverse (unicorn) - Transform your workforce Ninjatech (seed) - Personal AI with multi-agent autonomy - 1M MAUs within two months! Seekout (unicorn) - AI recruiting Thatch.ai (seed) - Better health benefits for less money Thumbtack (unicorn) - Caring for your home, made easy Exits include: Affectiva (acquired), Agilone (acquired), Evolv (acquired), Guardant Health (IPO), Neeva (acquired by Snowflake), Taboola (IPO) and Uber (IPO) FILM AND THEATER & Juliet (Tony Award winner) Almost Famous (Executive Producer - Tony Award nominated) Days of Wine and Roses (Executive Producer - Tony Award nominated) Folk (forthcoming) Gaucho Gaucho (Executive Producer - Sundance Award winner) Rapino (Executive Producer - forthcoming) The Night Disco Died (forthcoming) The Notebook (Executive Producer - Tony Award nominated)
Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chair
2017 - 2022
Acquired by Perceptyx in 2023. $110M raised through series C. Making work better for everyone, everywhere. Our Nudge Engine™ technology transforms organizations at scale using small, personal steps based on science, machine learning, and a little bit of love.
Board Member and Chair, HR and Compensation Committee
2020 - 2022
Advisory Board Member
2017 - 2021
Co-founded by Vice President Al Gore, our vision is a sustainable world in which prosperity is shared broadly, in a society that achieves wellbeing for all, protects nature and preserves a habitable climate.
SVP, People Operations (CHRO) / Executive Committee Member
2006 - 2016
First head of People Operations for Google/Alphabet
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Author, WORK RULES!
2015 - 2015
Required textbook at Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, USC, Berklee and other universities "A bold, inspiring, and actionable vision that will transform the future of work. It should be mandatory reading for everyone who leads, manages, or has a job."―Adam Grant "A dazzling revelation: at once an all-access backstage pass to one of the smartest organizations on the planet, and also an immensely useful blueprint for creating a culture of creativity."―Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code "A remarkable book that reveals the secrets of becoming a talent powerhouse. He shows the many benefits of a high freedom culture with a mission that matters."―Dan Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human
Hachette Book Group is a US trade publisher.
VP, Human Resources
2003 - 2006
GE Intelligent Platforms is a global provider of software, hardware, services, and embedded computing platforms.
Management Consultant
1999 - 2003
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity