Reid Hoffman — Co-Founder, LinkedIn, Manas AI & Inflection AI. Founding Team, PayPal. Author of Superagency. Podcaster of Possible and Masters of Scale., United States

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Experience

Co-Founder, Executive Board Chair

Manas AI

Jan 2025 — Present

Manas AI leverages proprietary AI, generative computational chemistry, and best in class biology to cut the timeline and costs of traditional therapeutic discovery and transform the treatment of cancer and rare disease. While we're still in the early stages of contemporary AI development, initiatives like Manas AI show how close we already are to advances that can profoundly change the world. Success in our quest will give thousands of oncologists around the world new therapeutics to combat diseases that have shaped human existence since before recorded history, constraining human possibilities and causing immense suffering and loss. The future of medicine has never held more promise.

Co-Founder, Board Member

Inflection AI

Mar 2022 — Present · Palo Alto, California, United States

Inflection AI is a public benefit corporation leveraging our world-class large language model to build the first AI platform focused on the needs of the enterprise. I helped start Inflection AI to further a vision where artificial intelligence empowers individuals and amplifies human capabilities. In March 2024, an expanded team of kind, innovative, and collaborative individuals grew Inflection’s scope to focus on building enterprise AI solutions.

Partner

Greylock

Nov 2009 — Present · Seattle, WA

Greylock partners with entrepreneurs to build market-transforming companies. Notable Greylock portfolio companies include Linkedin, Airbnb, Facebook, Workday, Roblox, Palo Alto Networks, Dropbox, Pure Storage, Instagram and Discord. My primary focus is world-class entrepreneurs with bold new ideas with the possibility of massive scale. I also focus on companies in domains where my product and entrepreneurial experience applies strongly: artificial intelligence, consumer internet, enterprise 2.0, mobile, social gaming, online marketplaces, payments, SAAS, and social networks.

Chair

Village Global

Aug 2017 — Present · Seattle, WA

Village Global is a network-native VC firm backed by tech industry luminaries. When you join a Village, seed capital is just the beginning. Village helps you go faster with an incredible founder community, expert advice, and game-changing introductions. As the Chairman of Village since 2017, I have supported the community as we’ve built a network of experienced founders and advisors who are democratizing access to startup wisdom.

Education

Università degli Studi di Perugia

Honorary Doctorate in Human Sciences

May 2024 — May 2024

University of Oulu

Honorary Doctor in Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

Jan 2020 — Jan 2020

The University of Oulu is an international science university which creates new knowledge, well-being and innovations for the future through research and education. The University of Oulu, founded in 1958, is one of the biggest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland.

Babson College

Honorary Doctor of Laws in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Jan 2012 — Jan 2012

Oxford University

M.St. in Philosophy

Sep 1990 — Jun 1993

Activities and societies: Wolfson College, Matthew Arnold Prize (Proxime Accessit)

Credentials

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Sigillum Magnum

University of Bologna

Issued Sep 2023

Sigillum Magnum is a silver-bronze medal realized in 1888. The medal is composed by some single medals of the Corporations which were forming the Bolognese Study. The University of Bologna is the oldest Western university in the world, founded in 1088.

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Member, Academy of Arts and Sciences

Academy of Arts and Sciences

Issued Apr 2018

Founded during the American Revolution by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock, and other prominent contributors to the establishment of the new nation, the Academy has a rich intellectual history spanning more than 230 years. Since its founding in 1780, the Academy has provided a forum for scholars, members of the learned professions, and government and business leaders to work together on behalf of the democratic interests of the republic. As stated in the Academy’s Charter, the “end and design of the institution is...to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.”

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Marshall Medal

UK Marshall Commission

Issued Jun 2017

Marshall Medals are awarded every ten years by the UK Marshall commission, "to people of outstanding achievement whose contribution to British-American understanding, distinguished role in public life, or creative energy, reflect the legacy of George C Marshall."

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CBE

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom

Issued Mar 2017

Reid Hoffman has been appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his services promoting UK business, social networking and the Marshall Scholarship scheme.

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Skills

CEOsFoundingEarly-Stage StartupsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipStrategyProduct ManagementVenture CapitalBusiness StrategySaaSBusiness DevelopmentSocial MediaMobile DevicesLeadershipViral MarketingProduct Development