Brett Rochkind is a Managing Director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, where he has worked since 2002. Rochkind is the Head of General Atlantic's Palo Alto office and is the co-head of the firm's global Internet & Technology sector. Rochkind recently returned from GA's Hong Kong office, where he focused on opportunities in Greater China and the Asia-Pacific region including the firm's investments in Alibaba Group, Lenovo, Renren and Soufun. Rochkind has worked closely with many of GA's portfolio companies in the software, Internet, information and services sectors including Box, Appirio, Bazaarvoice, IHS, SSA Global and Altair Engineering in the United States, Decolar, Linx and MercadoLibre in Brazil and Latin America, and PowerDsine in Israel. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Rochkind was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. in their Mergers & Acquisitions department in New York and Menlo Park, and helped to establish Morgan Stanley's Israel office based in Tel Aviv. Rochkind graduated magna cum laude and as a University Scholar from the Stern School of Business at New York University and earned his M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Rochkind is an active member in the community and is involved in a number of educational and non-profit organizations, including New York University, where he is a member of the University's Board of Trustees and Co-Founder of the Young Alumni Leadership Circle and a member of the Israel Venture Network and AIPAC.