Brian joined Venrock in 1998 as a Kauffman Fellow, after holding marketing and product marketing positions at Intuit, Inc. He had responsibility for launching several versions of the market-leading software product Quicken and the Quicken.com website. The job led to a passion for the user experience for Brian, one that he continually applies to consumer and software ventures. He also brings strategy skills gained at the Monitor Group and investment banking deal experience from Robertson, Stephens & Company to his portfolio companies. In 2009, Brian was named to Forbes' Midas List, which ranks the top venture capitalists in technology and life sciences. B.A., Princeton University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude M.B.A., Stanford University Graduate School of Business