Alexander Lloyd
Education
The Wharton School
MBA, Entrepreneurial Management 1995-08-01 - 1997-05-01
University of Pennsylvania
BA, International Relations 1987-08-01 - 1991-05-01Work Experience
Accelerator Ventures
Current
Accelerator Ventures
San Francisco Arts Commission
2006-01-01 - 2009-01-01
San Francisco Arts Commission
Rustic Canyon Partners
2003-10-01 - 2007-01-01
Rustic Canyon Partners
Microsoft
1999-06-01 - 2001-06-01
Microsoft
SGI
1997-01-01 - 1999-01-01
SGI
Activision
1996-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Activision
Apple
1995-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Apple
Goldman Sachs
1991-05-01 - 1994-05-01
Goldman Sachs
Skills
Summary
Alexander Lloyd is the founder and managing partner of Accelerator Ventures, a venture fund focused on seed-stage investments. Prior to founding Accelerator Ventures, Alexander was a venture partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, where he oversaw the development of their seed-stage investment strategy. Before working in Venture Capital, Alexander was the Business Development Manager in Microsoft's Silicon Valley office responsible for Microsoft's relationships with the West Coast venture capital and startup community. Alexander has also worked as a Product Manager in SGI’s workstation division and has held marketing positions at Activision and Apple Computer. Alexander began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he spent three years as a financial analyst. Born in New York City, Alexander was raised in Paris, France, and is fluent in French. Alexander earned a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School. Alexander is very involved in arts and education. He recently joined to board of SlideLuck. 1998 he Founded the San Francisco Media Arts Council (SMAC) and has previously sat on the boards of SF Camerawork and Junior Achievement of San Francisco as well as the Contemporary Extension of SFMOMA. For 3 years served as a commissioner on San Francisco Art Commission.
