Bill Youstra

Bill Youstra focuses on mobile commerce and media, both as a Venture Partner for Kohlberg Ventures and as an independent advisor to early stage companies. Most recently he was SVP of Marketing & Business Development for Revel Touch, a tablet e-commerce pioneer, where he helped shape the company’s early strategy, secure funding and build out business operations. Past operating & consulting roles include SocialChorus, thefind.com, there.com, Pixo and AOL, where he oversaw network-level programming & promotions, subscriber relations, email, search, software UX and other areas with over 5bn monthly impressions and $750m annual contribution. Bill holds an MBA from Stanford University, where he contributed to the best-selling book “Built to Last” by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. He also holds an MA in Education from Stanford and B.A. Film, B.S. Computer Science and B. A. Marketing from the University of Maryland. He lives with his wife and four boys in Portola Valley, CA.