Ethan is a partner in the San Francisco office and is a leading investor in consumer technologies and developer platforms. He’s passionate about companies that provide technologists with amazing DX (developer experience) and give other knowledge workers powerful functionality without requiring skill.

He’s also excited about consumer startups that change the way we play and interact across the entertainment, video, gaming and esports landscape.

Before joining Bessemer in 2008, he worked for Dow Jones & Co., managing the turnaround of The Wall Street Journal’s international editions, and Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life. Earlier in his career, Ethan co-founded SSB-Bart Group (now known as Level-Access), a company which helps make the Web accessible to users with disabilities.

Ethan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. Raised in Boston, he remains a Red Sox fan for life.