Rob Solomon

Rob Solomon serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at GoFundMe. He also serves as Advisory Board at Caymus Technology Ventures. With more than 20 years of experience helping to build some of the biggest names in tech, Rob wants to make GoFundMe the online destination for personal causes. He also serves as Venture Partner at Accel. Rob's most recent operating role was as President and Chief Operating Officer of Groupon during the company's hyper-growth stage. He helped scale the company from 100 to more than 5,000 employees with a focus on Groupon's sales, marketing, business development, operations and international functions. Rob also served as Chief Executive Officer of Sidestep, where he led the company's turnaround and merger with Kayak. At Yahoo, he ran the commerce business unit. He has also served in various product, marketing and investment roles at Electronic Arts, Technology Crossover Ventures, Cendant, GolfWeb, Zaplet, and Hapag-Lloyd. Rob has a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an active investor in technology startups, and he serves on the board of directors of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.