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William E. Ford

William E. Ford

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer atGeneral AtlanticNew York
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William E. Ford is Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, having joined in 1991 and becoming CEO in 2007. He has expanded the firm's global presence and assets under management.

What William can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
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General Atlantic writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. General Atlantic · Joined
    Now
  2. General Atlantic · CEO
    Now
  3. General Atlantic · Chairman
    Now
  4. Morgan Stanley & Co. · investment banker
  5. General Atlantic · Chief Executive Officer
    Now

Investments named in public bios

BlackRockByteDanceSierra SpaceFirst Republic BankNYSE EuronextE*TradePricelineNYMEX Holdings

Focus

growth equitycreditenergy transitionsustainable infrastructure

Education

Amherst College, B.A., EconomicsStanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.

Also at General Atlantic

Alex Crisses
Alex CrissesManaging Director, Global Head of New Investment Sourcing
Andrew Crawford
Andrew CrawfordManaging Director, Global Head of Consumer
Chris Kojima
Chris KojimaManaging Director, Global Head of Capital Solutions
Gabriel Caillaux
Gabriel CaillauxCo-President and Global Head of Infrastructure and Energy Transition
Jonathan Durham
Jonathan DurhamManaging Director, Global Head of Technology Buyouts
Martin Escobari
Martin EscobariCo-President, Head of Global Growth Equity
Paul Stamas
Paul StamasManaging Director, Global Head of Financial Services
Robbert Vorhoff
Robbert VorhoffManaging Director, Global Head of Healthcare

Partners like William

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Aaron WeinerCoatue
Adam BergerInsight Partners
Seth L. HarrisonFounder and Managing Partner, Apple Tree Partners
Hans Kobler
Hans KoblerFounder and Managing Partner, Energy Impact Partners
Christopher DaweManaging Partner and Head of Growth Equity Partners, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners
Daniel Burstein
Daniel BursteinCo-Founder and Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners

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Who is William E. Ford?

William E. Ford is Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, having joined in 1991 and becoming CEO in 2007. He has expanded the firm's global presence and assets under management.

How much does William E. Ford invest?

William E. Ford invests through General Atlantic, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch William E. Ford?

A warm intro from a founder General Atlantic backed works best.

What did William E. Ford do before General Atlantic?

investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Co..

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