George Bell

Who is George Bell?

As Special Venture Partner at General Catalyst

Partners, George focuses on investment opportunities in new media,

interactive marketing and digital-driven disruptions of traditional

consumer behavior. George is a board member of Going;HubSpot and PhotoShelter.George has been involved in the creation and growth of consumer businesses for 25 years. Before General Catalyst, he was CEO of Upromise,

the country’s largest college savings service, sold in 2006 to Sallie

Mae. George was also Chairman and CEO of Excite@Home, bringing together

the Excite portal with the @Home cable broadband platform in a $7

billion merger. George was CEO of Excite prior to the merger, led the

company’s IPO, oversaw the acquisition of more than 20 companies and

expanded Excite into a worldwide media property. Previously George

founded The Outdoor Life Network (now Versus Network), a specialty

cable channel reaching 40+MM homes; served as SVP, Times Mirror

Magazines, where he oversaw eight special interest magazines, such as

SKI and Field Stream; and has won four national Emmy Awards as a

producer and writer of adventure, wildlife and vanishing culture

documentaries for ABC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. George

is also board Chairman of Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL) a leading

marketing services and polling company; Chairman of the New England

Advisory Board of Trust for Public Land; and immediate past Chairman of

the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He has won the Ernst

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award both in Northern California

and New England; been featured in TIME, Fortune, Forbes and Business

Week; has appeared regularly on CNBC as both guest and co-host; and

spoken extensively on new media, convergence, and leadership. George holds a BA from Harvard College.