Bill Helman

Advisory Partner·Greylock

New York City, New York, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Bill Helman is an advisory partner at Greylock, where he joined in 1984 and served as managing partner from 2000 to 2013. He has invested across technology, consumer internet and health care, with prior Greylock investments including Hyperion Software, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Exact Sciences and Millennium Pharmaceuticals. He also serves on the boards of Ford Motor Company and the Broad Institute.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Hyperion SoftwareVertex PharmaceuticalsExact SciencesMillennium PharmaceuticalsAVEO Pharmaceuticals

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

GreylockAdvisory Partner1984 – Present
GreylockManaging Partner2000 – 2013
EO VenturesFounding PartnerPresent

Education

Dartmouth CollegeA.B.1980
Harvard Business SchoolM.B.A.1984

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