Name
Jim Breyer
Jim Breyer
Woodside, California
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
United States
Breyer Capital
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venture capital, Self Made
$3,200,000,000
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#745 Billionaires 2019
#280 Forbes 400 2018
One of Facebook's first venture investors, Jim Breyer made much of his fortune investing in the social network. Breyer is brother-in-law of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, U. S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.After 28 years at venture firm Accel Partners, Breyer now invests through his own Breyer Capital and is betting big on Artificial Intelligence.He has invested in over 40 companies that have had successful IPOs or mergers including Etsy, Marvel Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment. He currently serves on the board of Blackstone and 21st Century Fox.
Breyer, whose parents fled Hungary, spent his early years living in a funeral home in New Haven because it was the cheapest place to live while his dad went to Yale. In 1982, Breyer sent his resume to Steve Jobs who forwarded it to the Director of Marketing. He was hired for the summer and part-time while he was at Stanford U.
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