Roger McNamee

Roger McNamee
McNamee in 2021
Born (1956-05-02) May 2, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Albany, New York[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University (BA)[2]
Dartmouth College (MBA)[3]
Occupation(s)Businessman, venture capitalist, musician
Spouse
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(m. 1983)​

Roger McNamee (born May 2, 1956)[1] is an American businessman, investor, venture capitalist and musician. He is the founding partner of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners. Prior to co-founding the firm, McNamee co-founded private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and headed the T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund.

McNamee is also a touring musician, first as a founding member of the Flying Other Brothers, and more recently in that group's follow-on band, Moonalice. Counting two groups, McNamee estimated that he had played 800 shows as of 2009.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Techie guy by day, rocker guy by night", a January 28, 2005 article from USA Today
  2. ^ "President's Advisory Committee on Digital Yale". Yale University. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Tuck Investiture". Tuck School of Business. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010.
  4. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (April 13, 2009). "Investment pays off for late-blooming rocker". San Francisco Chronicle.