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George is a General Partner of Benchmark Capital, and one of just a few venture capitalists who has been an active early-stage investor in every major technology market in the world. Prior to joining the firm, George was Chief Investment Officer of ETF Group, a Swiss-based venture capital company investing in Europe and the United States.
Before joining ETF Group, George spent nine years at Intel Corporation where he founded and led the international strategic investment group of Intel Capital. At Intel, George built a team that made more than 100 venture capital investments internationally and was instrumental in backing a number of successful companies including Broadcom, Pacific Century Cyberworks and World Online.
Previously, he also headed the mergers and acquisitions and strategic investing group in Intel's Treasury. Prior to Intel, George held senior executive positions with Union Bank of Switzerland and with Nomura Securities where he focused on helping U.S. companies access the Japanese market through strategic partnerships | 