Bruce W. Dunlevie (born September 25, 1956, in New York City, New York), also known as Bruce Wall Dunlevie, is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 with Bob Kagle, Andy Rachleff, Kevin Harvey, and Val Vaden. A New York native raised in Dallas, Texas, he resides in Atherton, California. He is a General Partner at Benchmark Capital and an early WeWork board member who led the effort to oust Adam Neumann in 2019.

Education

• Rice University: BA in Literature and History, 1975-1979 (0.95 confidence)
• Stanford Graduate School of Business: MBA; Arjay Miller Scholar (0.95 confidence)

Early Career

Prior to Benchmark:

• Founded the personal computer division at Everex Systems (0.9)
• General Partner at Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre (0.85)
• Investment banking at Goldman Sachs & Co. (0.9)
• Analyst roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Accenture (0.8)

Venture Capital Investments

Benchmark early-stage investments under Dunlevie include eBay, Uber, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and others like ServiceSource (IPO 2011), Marin Software (IPO 2013), Rambus (former Chairman), EnVerv, Klip, Tabula, One Medical Group, Bo.lt (0.95).

Board and Trusteeships

| Organization | Role | Notes | |--------------|------|-------| | Stanford University | Board of Trustees | 2006-2016 (10 years) | | Rice University | Board of Trustees | 8 years | | J. Paul Getty Trust | Board of Trustees | Joined 2017 | | Stanford Management Company | Chairman | Oversees endowment | | Trinity College, University of Cambridge | Fellow Benefactor |

Philanthropy

• With wife Elizabeth, donated $80 million (2021) to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford School of Medicine to improve maternal and infant health.

Personal Life

Married to Elizabeth Dunlevie; daughter Vee Dunlevie (Stanford athlete).

Contact Information

• Emails: bruce@benchmark.com, bdunlevie@benchmark.com (0.7)
• Phone: +1 (650) 255-9121 (0.6)