Overview
Nikita Bier holds the position of Venture Partner at Lightspeed [1][3]. Bier's professional background includes product roles at Meta from November 2017 to November 2021 [9], followed by a co-founder and CEO position at Gas from August 2022 to November 2023 [8]. Bier subsequently worked in growth at Discord from January 2023 to July 2024 [7], then served as Interim Product Lead at xAI from April 2024 to October 2024 [6] and continued as an Advisor to xAI through June 2025 [5]. Bier also served as an Advisor to the Solana Foundation from March 2025 to March 2026 [4]. Currently, Bier holds the position of Head of Product at X as of June 2025 [2]. Bier earned a B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley between 2008 and 2012 [10], with study abroad experiences at UCLA in 2010 [12] and Københavns Universitet in 2011 [11].
Career history
- Head of ProductJun 2025 to presentX
- Venture PartnerSep 2024 to presentLightspeed
- AdvisorMar 2025 to Mar 2026Solana Foundation
- AdvisorOct 2024 to Jun 2025xAI
- Interim Product LeadApr 2024 to Oct 2024xAI
- GrowthJan 2023 to Jul 2024Discord
- Co-founder, CEOAug 2022 to Nov 2023Gas
- ProductNov 2017 to Nov 2021Meta
- Head of Productx.ai
Education
B.S. Business Administration, B.A. Political Economy2008 - 2012University of California, Berkeley
Study Abroad, Social Welfare2011Københavns Universitet, University of Copenhagen
Study Abroad, Global Studies2010UCLA
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