Mr Joel Cutler

KANDO id: 12430

Bio

Mr Cutler is a board member at General Catalyst: FanSnap, ITA Software, Kayak.com, ThingD, TravelPost and Roost, a board Observer to GroupMe, former board member of GameLogic (acquired by Scientific Games Corp. (Nasdaq: SGMS) in August 2010) OLX (acquired by Naspers Limited (JSE: NPN) in August 2010) and Reveal Imaging (acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) in August 2010). His Non-profit board memberships includes Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America Jumo, a former board member of Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School, Overseer of The Boys & Girls Club of Boston, Overseer at Colby College As a Managing Director and Co-Founder of General Catalyst Partners, Mr Cutler invests in both new and existing technology businesses. His areas of special interest include all aspects of consumer internet, information technology, new media, and travel. Prior to co-founding General Catalyst Partners, Mr Cutler, along with David Fialkow, co-founded and operated numerous businesses focused on leveraging technology and high standards of customer care for the travel, information services, specialty retail, consumer direct marketing, and payment processing industries. These businesses include: National Leisure Group, one of the largest leisure travel technology and distribution companies in the United States.; Retail Growth ATM Systems (sold to PNC Bank), a national ATM and interactive network provider; and Starboard Cruise Services (sold to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc), the operator of more than 300 duty-free retail stores on 100 cruise ships and owner of the Miami and Ft Lauderdale Airport duty-free stores, where Joel served as Chairman and CEO. Mr Cutler is a graduate of Colby College, earning a BA in Government and Economics and Boston College Law School, JD.

Career


General Catalyst Partners

Venture capital firm that makes early-stage and transformational investments.

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