John O'Farrell

Who is John O'Farrell?

John O’Farrell is a venture capitalist at the Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz, which he joined in June 2010 as its third general partner. He serves on the boards of ShoeDazzle, Tiny Speck, Factual, GoodData, Solum and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

Born in Ireland, O’Farrell has held executive positions in Europe and the U.S., frequently works with portfolio companies on global expansion, partnerships and M&A, and blogs frequently on these topics. O’Farrell speaks English, German, French and Portuguese. He has a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar.