Professional Bio

Tim co-leads Mayfield’s Consumer investment practice and is an experienced investor and global executive. He has been twice named to the Forbes Midas list of Top Tech Investors and received the Gamification Summit award for Special Achievement. Tim’s venture capital experience includes leading investments at Norwest Venture Partners and Gabriel Venture Partners. His operational experience includes working in product management and engineering across Asia for Gateway, Inc., and General Motors. Tim holds an MBA with honors from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an MS and BS in Electrical Engineering/System Engineering from the University of Michigan. Tim is an accomplished musician, a reformed biohacker, and passionate about Body/Mind/Spirit wellness. He serves on the non-profit boards of Reimagine Death, and Gray Area Arts.

Education

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Recognition

FORBES

The Midas List

GAMIFICATION SUMMIT

Award for Special Achievement

Ask Me About

Permaculture principles as clues to Capitalism 2.0 (PermaCapital, Inclusive & Longterm Stakeholding, Stakeholder vs. Shareholder primacy).

Re-villaging, intentional communities, the new Hero’s Journey of Heal-Play-Serve.

Graphic novels, ecotopian CliFi, the evolution of boardgames, tech-augmented immersive & experiential art.