Ethan Kurzweil, a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, is a well-seasoned investor with a proven track record of backing successful companies like PagerDuty, Intercom, and Twilio. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University, Kurzweil went on to earn his Master of Business Administration in Business from Harvard Business School. He has served on numerous boards and held advisory positions at startups such as Launchdarkly and Manychat. Kurzweil has also made investments in companies such as Hashicorp and Life360. Before joining Bessemer Venture Partners, he was the CEO's office and marketing and community manager at Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life. Kurzweil’s professional experience includes executive positions at Dow Jones and Mckinsey & Company and has been a part of various organizations such as New Leaders Org. He has received recognition for his work in the tech industry, including being named to Forbes’ Midas List of top venture capitalists.