John Simon

Who is John Simon?

As a Managing Director of General Catalyst

Partners, John invests in both new and existing technology businesses.

Areas of special interest include technology-intensive,

industry-leading software and systems platforms; in particular: mission

critical enterprise software applications and subsystems;

software-based connectivity platforms with an emphasis on wireless; and

software-based companies which sit at the intersection of media and

technology. John is a board member of the following mission critical

enterprise software applications and subsystems companies: GTESS; OutStart; and Vette. He also is a board member of connectivity platform companies, such as: BridgePort Networks; Hands-On Mobile; and JumpTap (General Catalyst co-founded the company). John is a board member of media/technology companies, such as: 80108 Media, BzzAgent, Maven Networks; and QuickPlay Media. He formerly served on the boards of: m-Qube, (General Catalyst co-founded the company) a General Catalyst investment that was acquired by Verisgn in May 2006; ProfitLogic, a General Catalyst investment that was acquired by Oracle in July 2005; and Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO; f/k/a: Recruitsoft), which went public in September 2005.Prior

to co-founding General Catalyst Partners, John was founder, Chairman

and CEO of UroMed Corporation. UroMed completed its initial public

offering in 1994 and was subsequently merged to form Alliant Medical

Technologies. Prior to founding UroMed, John led marketing and sales at

Adaptive Networks and was a venture capitalist with Highland Capital

Partners and Charles River Ventures.John is a

member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He is a co-founder

and current trustee of The Steppingstone Foundation, a non-profit

organization that provides educational opportunities to deserving

inner-city students. In addition to serving on the boards of

Steppingstone and Steppingstone-Philadelphia, John has continued his

involvement with the non-profit sector by founding the GreenLight Fund

Network, which catalyzes the replication and growth of innovative

non-profits.John earned a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.