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Jeff Housenbold

Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur and Public & Private Company CEO

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Jeff Housenbold Biography

Jeffrey Housenbold is a venture capitalist, funding and advising the next generation of exceptional entrepreneurs who want to change the world in truly transformational ways. He is a widely recognized visionary CEO with 27 years of experience in leading, operating, and investing in hyper-growth consumer and enterprise companies. Housenbold has invested, coached, advised, and served on numerous public and private boards, including Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR), Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), and Chegg (NYSE:CHGG).

Housenbold is currently a Founding Managing Partner of Honor Ventures and a Senior Advisor to CEO and Chairman at SoftBank Investment Advisers, helping manage and lead the firm’s $100 billion Vision Fund. Some of his investments include DoorDash, Rappi, Compass, Katerra, Opendoor, Memphis Meats, Plenty, GetYourGuide, Clutter, and Globality.

Prior to SoftBank, Housenbold was an EIR at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he advised the firm on enterprise and consumer investments, and a special industry advisor to KKR.

From 2005 to 2016, Housenbold served as President and CEO of Shutterfly, Inc. When he joined, he was the fourth CEO in four years and the company was focused on survival, not growth. Despite macro-economic, industry, and cultural headwinds, he refocused and motivated the teams, growing the company’s global consumer base and developing innovative technology platforms that delivered robust and easy-to-use life-sharing solutions to millions of customers. Housenbold raised capital from leading VCs, conducted a successful IPO in 2006, and successfully acquired 17 companies, transforming Shutterfly into the 5th largest stand-alone ecommerce company in the United States. During his tenure he generated 20x plus returns for his venture investors.

Because of Housenbold’s focus on building a diverse and strong company culture, he and Shutterfly were nationally and regionally recognized with numerous awards including One of the Top Ten Fastest Growing Tech Companies by Forbes magazine, One of the Top 25 Mid-Sized Companies to Work For in the United States by the Great Place to Work Institute, and One of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor, to name a few.

Prior to Shutterfly, Housenbold was Vice President of Business Development & Internet Marketing at eBay, where he managed customer acquisition and retention and completed several high- profile deals with Google, Microsoft, Disney, AOL, and Yahoo. At eBay he also held positions as Founder, Vice President & General Manager of its Business-to-Consumer Group and Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. Formerly, Housenbold held senior management positions with AltaVista, including Vice President & General Manager and Vice President of Corporate & Business Development. He joined AltaVista through the acquisition of Raging Bull, the awardwinning community finance portal where he was the tenth employee and served as Chief Operating Officer. Housenbold was Vice President of Corporate Development at WinStar Communications where he focused on internet and media acquisitions and investments, and Manager and Co-founder of Accenture's Media & Entertainment Strategy Group.

Housenbold earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Dean’s Fellow. His undergraduate degrees are in Business Administration and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was an Andrew Carnegie Presidential Scholar and graduated with high honors. Housenbold serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University, and delivered the commencement speech in 2014.

Housenbold has been recognized as an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, a Most Admired CEO by the San Francisco Times, Rising Star in Venture Capital, and one of The 40 Under 40 by both BusinessWeek and Corporate Leader magazines. He has been featured in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, ReCode, and TechCrunch, and is a frequent guest and contributor on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, NBC, and PBS.

Housenbold is an avid photographer with his Canon 5D Mark III, and spends his weekends capturing the special moments created by his family. His other interests include sports, culinary arts, movies, music, comedy, travel, education reform, mentoring young kids, and being a dad to his three boys.

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    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Jeff Housenbold for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Jeff Housenbold, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Jeff Housenbold or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Jeff Housenbold?

    Speaking fees for Jeff Housenbold, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Jeff Housenbold charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Jeff Housenbold, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Jeff Housenbold?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Jeff Housenbold for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jeff Housenbold for your next private or corporate function.
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Jeff Housenbold Biography

Jeffrey Housenbold is a venture capitalist, funding and advising the next generation of exceptional entrepreneurs who want to change the world in truly transformational ways. He is a widely recognized visionary CEO with 27 years of experience in leading, operating, and investing in hyper-growth consumer and enterprise companies. Housenbold has invested, coached, advised, and served on numerous public and private boards, including Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR), Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), and Chegg (NYSE:CHGG).

Housenbold is currently a Founding Managing Partner of Honor Ventures and a Senior Advisor to CEO and Chairman at SoftBank Investment Advisers, helping manage and lead the firm’s $100 billion Vision Fund. Some of his investments include DoorDash, Rappi, Compass, Katerra, Opendoor, Memphis Meats, Plenty, GetYourGuide, Clutter, and Globality.

Prior to SoftBank, Housenbold was an EIR at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he advised the firm on enterprise and consumer investments, and a special industry advisor to KKR.

From 2005 to 2016, Housenbold served as President and CEO of Shutterfly, Inc. When he joined, he was the fourth CEO in four years and the company was focused on survival, not growth. Despite macro-economic, industry, and cultural headwinds, he refocused and motivated the teams, growing the company’s global consumer base and developing innovative technology platforms that delivered robust and easy-to-use life-sharing solutions to millions of customers. Housenbold raised capital from leading VCs, conducted a successful IPO in 2006, and successfully acquired 17 companies, transforming Shutterfly into the 5th largest stand-alone ecommerce company in the United States. During his tenure he generated 20x plus returns for his venture investors.

Because of Housenbold’s focus on building a diverse and strong company culture, he and Shutterfly were nationally and regionally recognized with numerous awards including One of the Top Ten Fastest Growing Tech Companies by Forbes magazine, One of the Top 25 Mid-Sized Companies to Work For in the United States by the Great Place to Work Institute, and One of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor, to name a few.

Prior to Shutterfly, Housenbold was Vice President of Business Development & Internet Marketing at eBay, where he managed customer acquisition and retention and completed several high- profile deals with Google, Microsoft, Disney, AOL, and Yahoo. At eBay he also held positions as Founder, Vice President & General Manager of its Business-to-Consumer Group and Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. Formerly, Housenbold held senior management positions with AltaVista, including Vice President & General Manager and Vice President of Corporate & Business Development. He joined AltaVista through the acquisition of Raging Bull, the awardwinning community finance portal where he was the tenth employee and served as Chief Operating Officer. Housenbold was Vice President of Corporate Development at WinStar Communications where he focused on internet and media acquisitions and investments, and Manager and Co-founder of Accenture's Media & Entertainment Strategy Group.

Housenbold earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Dean’s Fellow. His undergraduate degrees are in Business Administration and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was an Andrew Carnegie Presidential Scholar and graduated with high honors. Housenbold serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University, and delivered the commencement speech in 2014.

Housenbold has been recognized as an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, a Most Admired CEO by the San Francisco Times, Rising Star in Venture Capital, and one of The 40 Under 40 by both BusinessWeek and Corporate Leader magazines. He has been featured in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, ReCode, and TechCrunch, and is a frequent guest and contributor on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, NBC, and PBS.

Housenbold is an avid photographer with his Canon 5D Mark III, and spends his weekends capturing the special moments created by his family. His other interests include sports, culinary arts, movies, music, comedy, travel, education reform, mentoring young kids, and being a dad to his three boys.

Jeff Housenbold Videos

  • Jeff Housenbold on deploying $100B Vision Fund, creating capital & more!
    SoftBank Managing Partner Jeff Housenbold on deploying the $100B Vision Fund, getting recruited by Masayoshi Son, counseling founders to manage...
  • Keynote Speaker Jeffrey Housenbold (TPR'91) - Commencement 2014

FAQs on booking Jeff Housenbold

  • How to book Jeff Housenbold?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Jeff Housenbold for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Jeff Housenbold, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Jeff Housenbold or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Jeff Housenbold?

    Speaking fees for Jeff Housenbold, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Jeff Housenbold charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Jeff Housenbold, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Jeff Housenbold?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Jeff Housenbold for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jeff Housenbold for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Jeff Housenbold or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Jeff Housenbold or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Jeff Housenbold is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Jeff Housenbold for your event is available upon request. Jeff Housenbold generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Glenn August, Sallie Krawcheck, Catherine Wood, Gloria Ai and Walt Bettinger. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jeff Housenbold for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Jeff Housenbold Speaker Videos

  • Jeff Housenbold on deploying $100B Vision Fund, creating capital & more!
    SoftBank Managing Partner Jeff Housenbold on deploying the $100B Vision Fund, getting recruited by Masayoshi Son, counseling founders to manage massive capital, creating moats, reasons for shift...
    Keynote Speaker Jeffrey Housenbold (TPR'91) - Commencement 2014

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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