David Krane

David Krane is CEO and Managing Partner at GV. His official GV profile says he joined Google in 2000 as employee number 84 and became a key architect of Google's early culture and brand, later leading global communications and public affairs as part of Google's senior leadership team. At GV, he balances directing the firm's global activities with leading investments. His official profile says he is most excited by consumer-focused entrepreneurs improving critical aspects of daily life, and lists investments including Uber, StockX, Nothing, Nest, the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Blue Bottle Coffee, Waymo, and Neuralink. He received a BA in journalism from Indiana University-Bloomington and has held board roles at MGM Studios and Indiana University's School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering advisory board.