Bijan Sabet
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Bijan Sabet is an American venture capitalist who is the nominee to be the next US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
Early life and education
Sabet earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College.[1]
Career
Sabet co-founded Spark Capital in 2005, a venture capital firm that focuses on entrepreneurs and their designs; he currently serves as General Partner. It handles billion of dollars spanning venture and venture growth funds. In his role at Spark Capital, Sabet has led investments and served on the board of directors of early-stage startup companies that have transformed into global leaders Sabet worked as a senior executive in numerous technology startup companies in Silicon Valley, California, and Massachusetts. Sabet helped lead early investments in other companies, such as Wayfair, Cruise Automotive, Oculus, Slack, Tumblr, Warby Parker, Discord, Stack Overflow, etc.[1]
Sabet also serves on the Board of Trustees of Boston College.
Ambassador to the Czech Republic
On August 3, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Sadet to be the next US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.[1][2] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Pressman, Aaron. "Boston VC Bijan Sabet is Biden's pick for Czech Republic ambassador - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "PN2455 - Nomination of Bijan Sabet for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.