Adam Nelson

Overview

Adam Nelson is a Managing Director at FirstMark Capital[1], a position Nelson has held since July 2019[2]. Prior to joining FirstMark Capital, Nelson worked at Social Capital LP in multiple roles, beginning as Principal in December 2015[6], advancing to Partner in December 2016[5], and serving as Board Partner from October 2018 to July 2019[4]. Nelson also held a brief position as Venture Partner at South Park Commons from February to August 2019[3]. Earlier in Nelson's career, Nelson worked at Dropbox as Head of Channel Partnerships from August 2012 to December 2014[8] and as Head of Revenue Partnerships from January to November 2015[7]. Nelson completed an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business between 2010 and 2012[10] and earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Brown University between 2002 and 2006[11]. Nelson also completed a business development internship at Twitter in July and September 2011[9].

Career history

1. Managing DirectorJul 2019 to presentFirstMark Capital
2. Venture PartnerFeb 2019 to Aug 2019South Park Commons
3. SCBoard PartnerOct 2018 to Jul 2019Social Capital LP
4. SCPartnerDec 2016 to Oct 2018Social Capital LP
5. SCPrincipalDec 2015 to Dec 2016Social Capital LP
6. Head of Revenue Partnerships (Director)Jan 2015 to Nov 2015Dropbox
7. Head of Channel PartnershipsAug 2012 to Dec 2014Dropbox
8. Business Development InternJul 2011 to Sep 2011Twitter

Education

1. MBA2010 - 2012Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2. Bachelor's degree, Political Science2002 - 2006Brown University