Scott Kupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz · Joined 2009

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Biography

Scott Kupor was managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, which he joined as its first hire at the firm's 2009 founding, and where he focused on growth-stage bio and healthcare companies alongside investor relations and firm operations. He holds a B.A. in public policy and a J.D. from Stanford University, and before Andreessen Horowitz he was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston, then held finance and global field operations roles at Opsware and ran software-as-a-service at Hewlett-Packard. He chaired the board of the National Venture Capital Association, taught entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business and wrote Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. In 2025 he resigned from a16z funds and portfolio boards and was sworn in as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on July 14, 2025.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Formation BioPearl HealthTalkiatryFoursquare

Career Timeline

2009
Joined Andreessen Horowitz as its first hire at the firm's founding.
2023
Joined Pearl Health's board of directors when Andreessen Horowitz led its $75 million Series B.
2024
Joined Formation Bio's board of directors as part of its $372 million Series D.
2025
Resigned as managing member from 32 a16z funds and from several portfolio boards ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing.
2025
Was sworn in as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on July 14.

Sources & References

U.S. Office of Personnel Management - OPM Director Scott Kupor ↗Fortune - Trump appointee Scott Kupor resigns from some a16z funds, boards ahead of confirmation as head of OPM ↗Stanford Law School - Scott Kupor Receives Senate Confirmation To Head Office of Personnel Management ↗Health Evolution - Scott Kupor speaker bio ↗Congress.gov - PN12-24 Nomination of Scott Kupor for Office of Personnel Management ↗Drug Discovery World - AI-driven drug company secures $372m Series D funding ↗PR Newswire - Pearl Health Raises $75M Series B Led by a16z ↗PR Newswire - Talkiatry Secures $130M Series C Funding ↗