Tom Alberg

Tom Alberg
Born(1940-02-12)February 12, 1940
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 2022(2022-08-05) (aged 82)
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Founder and managing partner of Madrona Venture Group
Spouses
  • Mary Ann Johnke
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    (m. 1963; div. 1989)​
  • Judy Beck
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    (m. 1989)​
Children5

Thomas Austin Alberg (February 12, 1940 – August 5, 2022)[1] was an American lawyer and businessman, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, and a director of Amazon.com from 1996 to 2019. In addition to investing in many high tech startups, he was one of the earliest investors in Amazon.[2] At Madrona, some of Alberg's investments included Impinj, a RFID technology start-up, online real estate brokerage Redfin, business management as-a-service provider Apptio and Isilon Systems, a storage software provider which was later acquired by the Emc Corporation.

  1. ^ "Tom Alberg, Early Amazon Investor and Board Member, Dies at 82". Bloomberg.com. August 6, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Ashley, Stewart (May 31, 2019). "PSBJ Interview: Tom Alberg looks back on 23 years with Amazon". Puget Sound Business Journal.