Joe Hurd

Joe Hurd runs marketing, business development and corporate engagement efforts for HAX and IndieBio in San Francisco, working with key companies, investors, academics and startups to benefit SOSV’s portfolio. He also helps with SOSV’s San Francisco-based operations. Joe is also a Non-Executive Director of Goco Group plc, a London-listed financial services, utilities and home services comparison company. He is a Venture Partner with Good Growth Capital (female-led investment fund) and an advisor to numerous startups, including Pactio (paid social local journalism), RydeOn (in-cab media platform), and DynoVC (autonomous vehicle technology fund). A seasoned executive, Joe built his career leading strategic business development and sales teams at Facebook, Gannett, AOL/TimeWarner, Friendster and VideoEgg. Earlier, Joe served as a senior political appointee in the U.S. Commerce Department during President Obama’s first term (2009-2012), advising Secretaries of Commerce Locke and Bryson on international trade policy. Committed to public service, Joe is the Chairman of the Board at Bullis Charter School and a Director of the American Swiss Foundation. He is a current member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. Joe grew up in Wellesley Hills, MA and graduated from Harvard Law School, Columbia University, and Harvard College. He currently lives in Los Altos, CA with his wife, daughter and two sons.