Jim O'Connor
Global Head of Venture Capital & Managing Director, William Blair
Before William Blair, Jim O'Connor worked at MVC Capital as managing director after nine years with Motorola, Inc. He was also a White House Fellow for the US Treasury Department, worked for the Committee on Ways and Means at the US House of Representatives, and was a volunteer teacher in South Africa. He was named one of American Ventures Magazine’s “40 under 40." He earned his BA in government and English from Georgetown University, his JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, and his master of management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.