Jerry Murdock

Co-Founder (Managing Director until 2011) at Insight Partners · Joined 1995

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Biography

Jerry Murdock co-founded Insight Venture Partners with Jeff Horing in 1995 and was a Managing Director of the firm until April 2011, according to Insight Partners' own team page. Before Insight he founded Aspen Technology Group, which he ran from 1988 to 1995. Forbes credits him with investments including Twitter, Nest, Docker, Flipboard, Hortonworks, Truecaller, Klout, Path and AdColony, and ranked him 88th on its 2014 Midas List. He is a trustee of the Santa Fe Institute, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and the Aspen Institute.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

TwitterNestDockerFlipboardHortonworks

Career Timeline

1988
Founded Aspen Technology Group and served as a director.
1995
Co-founded Insight Venture Partners with Jeff Horing.
2009
Invested in Twitter.
2011
Ceased to be a Managing Director of Insight in April.
2014
Ranked number 88 on the Forbes Midas List, largely on his Twitter investment.

Sources & References

Insight Partners - Jerry Murdock (team page) ↗Forbes - Jerry Murdock profile ↗Aspen Institute - Jerry Murdock ↗