David Hornik Explained

David Hornik
Birth Place:United States
Alma Mater:Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Harvard Law School
Occupation:Venture capitalist, lawyer, educator, art collector, philanthropist
Spouse:Pamela Miller
Children:4

David Martin Hornik is an American venture capitalist, lawyer, educator, art collector, and philanthropist.[1] [2] He is a founding partner at Lobby Capital, a Silicon Valley-based firm.[3] [4] Prior to founding Lobby Capital, Hornik was a general partner at August Capital for 20 years.

Early life and education

David Hornik grew up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, his father was a computer scientist.[5] [6] Hornik claims he is dyslexic, which has been the topic of his 2012 TED talk. Hornik holds an AB degree (1990) in Computer Music from Stanford University; an M.Phil in Criminology from Cambridge University; and a JD (1994) from Harvard Law School.[7] [8]

He is married to Pamela (née Miller). Together they have four children, including composer and musician Julian Hornik.[9] [10] [11]

Career

After passing the bar exam, he worked as a public defender in his early career. He later worked at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City; followed by work at the Venture Law Group.[12] In 1997, the family moved from New York City to the San Francisco Bay Area in order to work as an attorney representing startups at Perkins Coie (in their San Francisco Bay Area offices).[13]  

In 2000, he joined August Capital, where he was named partner in 2005; and he remained there for 20 years.[14] [15] [16] [17] Hornik has invested in a wide range of technology companies, including Splunk, GitLab, WePay, Bill.com, Fastly, Evite. His investing stories have been featured in American author Adam Grant's New York Times Bestseller, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success.[18] [19] In 2012, he was named on the Forbes magazine's Midas List.[20] In 2013, Deloitte named Hornik the "Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Of The Year".

In addition to his investing career, Hornik teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Law School, and business management at Stanford Graduate School of Business.[21] Since June 2014, Hornik serves on the Board of GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).[22]

Philanthropy and art collection

His first collection was started while Hornik was in college, international editions of Alice in Wonderland books.[23] David and Pamela are collectors of contemporary art which includes work by artists Chuck Close, Joan Brown, Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, Amir Fallah, Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Jordan Casteel, and Hope Gangloff.

In 2021, the Hornik's helped fund the opening of the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) in the Dogpatch neighborhood, alongside funds from Deborah and Andy Rappaport; and Kaitlyn and Mike Krieger.[24] [25] [26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huang . Jia Jia . 2022-11-11 . San Francisco's Vibrant Art Scene Isn't Dying Out Anytime Soon . 2022-11-20 . ARTnews.com . en-US.
  2. Book: Furr, Nathan . The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown . 2022-07-19 . Harvard Business Press . 978-1-64782-302-3 . 41 . en.
  3. News: Loos . Ted . 2021-11-28 . Going to an Art Fair to Buy? Some of Those Works Are Spoken For. . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Bravo . Tony . October 10, 2022 . New Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco an ambitious addition to Bay Area art scene . 2022-11-20 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Thomas . Rahsaan . December 14, 2017 . Former public defender turned venture capitalist visits Code.7370 . 2022-11-20 . San Quentin News.
  6. Web site: Nonnenberg . Sheryl . 2021-10-15 . Living in the Art World . 2022-11-20 . Punch Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2020-12-08 . Alumni Conversations: David Hornik '94 . 2022-11-20 . Harvard Law School . en-us.
  8. Web site: March 2010 . The Company He Keeps . 2022-11-20 . Stanford Magazine . en.
  9. Web site: Ilsley-Greene . Lillian . 2022-09-07 . Gay Block's portraits of non-Jewish Holocaust rescuers on view in S.F. . 2022-11-20 . J. . en-US.
  10. Web site: Bajko . Matthew S. . June 25, 2013 . Aspiring teen musician inspired by Harvey Milk . 2022-11-20 . . en-us.
  11. Web site: 2022-11-03 . Best Bets: Prodigy Julian Hornik Returns For Stanford Performance . 2022-11-20 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: Raz . Gali . November 18, 2013 . Deloitte Name David Hornik The "Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist of the Year" . 2022-11-20 . Jewish Business News . en-US.
  13. Web site: Le . Anh-Minh . February 14, 2019 . Down the Rabbit Hole . 2022-11-20 . Nob Hill Gazette . en.
  14. Book: de Swaan, JC . Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry . 2020-09-17 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-69214-4 . 144 . en.
  15. Web site: January 20, 2022 . How August Capital's David Hornik invests in software stocks . 2022-11-20 . CMC Markets UK . en.
  16. Book: Pascarella, Adam . Reversed in Part: 15 Law School Grads on Pursuing Non-Traditional Careers . 2022-03-21 . Match Point Press . 979-8-9855004-1-7 . en.
  17. Web site: Clarke . Peter . April 14, 2005 . August Capital closes out fourth fund at $550 million . EDN.
  18. Web site: Patton . Meiko . How Giving Could Become Your Default Weapon of Choice . 17 November 2022 . Entrepreneur. 24 December 2014 .
  19. Web site: Rao . Leena . 2014-06-14 . Sand Hill Road's Consiglieres: August Capital . 2022-11-20 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  20. Web site: Primack . Dan . May 9, 2013 . Fool's gold in VC-land . 2022-11-20 . . en.
  21. Book: Hoffman, Reid . Masters of Scale: Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs . 2021-09-07 . Crown . 978-0-593-23909-4 . 9 . en.
  22. Web site: Granger . Sarah . 2018-01-08 . What's a Male Ally to Do? Try These Five Things. . 2022-11-20 . Slate Magazine . en.
  23. Book: Grant, Adam . Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success . Penguin . 2014 . 9780143124986 . 1–10 . Adam Grant.
  24. News: 2022-10-25 . Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson is reuniting land, people and song . Financial Times . 2022-11-20.
  25. Web site: Bravo . Tony . July 19, 2022 . Exclusive: Bay Area couple gifts $1 million to new Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco . 2022-11-20 . . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2021-09-08 . San Francisco will greet a new Institute of Contemporary Art . 2022-11-20 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.

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