Tom Alberg

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Tom Alberg
BornFebruary 12, 1940 (1940-02-12) (age 81)
San Francisco, California
Alma materHarvard University and Columbia Law School
OccupationFounder and managing partner, Madrona Venture Group
Spouse(s)Judi Beck

Tom A. Alberg (born February 12, 1940)[citation needed] is an American lawyer and businessman, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, and was a director of Amazon.com from June 1996 to May 2019.[1]

Early life[]

Tom Alberg is the son of Thomas A. Alberg and Miriam Twitchell Alberg.[citation needed] Tom Alberg attended Ballard High School (Seattle) and was later educated at Harvard University, where he received a BA in International Affairs in 1962. He then studied at Columbia Law School, where he received a JD degree.[citation needed]

Career[]

Alberg was chair of the executive committee and a partner at Perkins Coie, a large Northwest law firm. Then he was president of LIN Broadcasting Corporation from 1991–95, and an Executive Vice President of AT&T Wireless Services from 1990–94, before founding Madrona Venture Group in 1995.[2]

In 2015, Alberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Seattle Business Magazine's Tech Impact Awards. His work with Madrona Venture Group and Amazon.com were noted.[3]

Alberg is the founder and owner of Novelty Hill Winery with winemaker Mike Januik.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "PSBJ Interview: Tom Alberg looks back on 23 years with Amazon".
  2. ^ "Tom Alberg". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The 2015 Tech Impact Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award | Seattle Business Magazine". Seattle Business Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ^ "One had the perfect property; the other the winemaking know-how. It's a winning combination". The Seattle Times. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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