Dan Levitan is the firm’s co-founder and managing member of both the General Partner and Maveron LLC, the Management Company. Since co-founding the firm with Howard Schultz 23 years ago, Levitan has led many of the firm’s successful investments, including zulily (NASDAQ:ZU), Trupanion (NYSE:TRUP), Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), and Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ:PBPB). Forbes recently named Levitan to its Midas List—the magazine’s annual ranking of the top 100 VCs in the world. He currently serves on the board of directors of Allbirds, Daring Foods, Domain Money, Engageli, Otis, Pacaso, Trupanion, and Two Chairs.. Prior to co-founding Maveron, Levitan spent 15 years in investment banking, focused primarily on consumer businesses. During his banking career, Levitan helped more than 100 companies go public, make strategic acquisitions or monetize the equity value they had created. Levitan met Howard Schultz in 1991, when Starbucks began planning for its IPO, and eventually helped the company go public. Levitan currently serves as a member of the Boards of Trustees of Seattle Children’s Healthcare System and Seattle Children’s Hospital and he also serves on the Investment Advisory Committee for Seattle Children’s which oversees over $2B in AUM. Dan is also a board member of The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School where he acts as a judge at the annual New Venture Competition. Dan is also chair of Brothers for Life, a charity that helps wounded Israeli combat soldiers. Levitan is a graduate of Duke University (BA) and Harvard Business School (MBA).