Brent Jones
Co-Founder and PartnerMr. Jones serves as a co-founder and Partner on the investment team and his responsibilities include advising on venture capital relationships as well as providing insight on portfolio investments, both direct and fund level. Brent is a member of Northgate's Partnership Board. He has been an investor in Silicon Valley's venture capital funds as well as an angel investor in several silicon valley start-ups including Data Domain, Nvidia, VA Linux, Palo Alto Networks, Admob, Clearwell, Meraki, and Rocketfuel.
Brent played 12 years in the National Football League, including 11 with the San Francisco Forty-Niners where he was a four-time All-Pro performer and three-time Super Bowl champion. He was honored as the NFL's Bart Starr Award recipient in 1998 for outstanding character in the home, on the field, and in the community. He has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for both Division I and Division II.
Brent earned his BS in Economics from the University of Santa Clara.
Additional
Team
Members

Casey Gordon
Managing Partner

Ali Ojjeh
Chairman

Thomas Vardell
Co-Founder and Partner

Jana Vazé
CFO

Oscar Alvarado
Partner

Larry Cowen
Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel

Allan Chou, CFA
Partner

Laura Deitz
Investor Relations Principal

Fernando Luque
Partner

Gabriel Mizrahi
Partner

Mauricio Del Moral
Partner

Heidi Piper
Vice President

Alejandro Portales
Investment Manager

Carol Pulford
Senior Controller

Justin Stebbins
Partner

Ian Walker
Principal