Alan J. Patricof
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Alan J. Patricof

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Alan Patricof Co-founder of Primetime Partners and Chairman Emeritus of Greycroft LP New York, NY Twitter @alanjpatricof Alan Patricof is the co-founder of Primetime Partners and the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Greycroft LP. A longtime innovator and advocate for venture capital, Alan entered the industry in its formative days with the creation of Patricof & Co. Ventures Inc., a predecessor to Apax Partners – today, one of the world’s leading private equity firms with $50 billion under management. He stepped back from the daily administration and operational aspects of Apax Partners, LP in 2004 to concentrate on a group of small venture deals on its behalf. In 2006, he founded Greycroft, a venture capital firm, to invest in leading early and expansion stage investments in digital media. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft is currently investing from its fifth Fund as well as its second Growth Fund and has $2B+ under management. With a 40-plus year career in venture capital, Alan has been instrumental in growing the venture capital field from a base of high net-worth individuals to its position today with broad institutional backing, as well as playing a key role in the essential legislative initiatives that have guided its evolution. He has helped build and foster the growth of numerous major global companies, including, among others, America Online, Office Depot, Cadence Systems, Cellular Communications, Inc., Apple Computer, FORE Systems, NTL, IntraLinks, and Audible. He was also a founder and chairman of the board of New York magazine, which later acquired the Village Voice and New West magazine. Alan is active in the New York and Washington communities. He is a board member of the Finance Committee of Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem and the Board of Overseers of Columbia School of Business and Fortune Society. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. From 1993 to 1995, he served as Chairman of the White House Conference on Small Business Commission in The Clinton Administration. In addition, he is a former board member of TechnoServe, Trickle Up Program, Global Advisory Board of Endeavor, Applied Sciences NYC Advisory Board, and the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) Leadership Council. He is currently an advisor to Disney’s Accelerator Program. From 2007 to 2012, he served two terms on the board of Millennium Challenge Corporation, having been appointed by Presidents Bush and Obama respectively. In October 2013, he was appointed as a Member of the President’s Global Development Council by Barack Obama. Alan holds a BS in Finance from Ohio State University and an MS from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
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    • Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone
    • By: Alan J. Patricof
    • Narrated by: Alan Patricof
    • Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-2022
    • Language: English
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