Alex Taussig

San Francisco

Fortune 500 board director, technology investor, and advisor.

16+ years supporting global technology companies from founding through public markets.

Translating Silicon Valley innovation into competitive advantage for scaled enterprises in the physical economy.

Full biography
01Public Governance
United Rentals NYSE: URI · S&P 500
Independent Director · Strategy & Audit Committees
World's largest equipment rental company, serving the global construction and industrial economy from 1,700+ branches across North America, Europe, and Australia. $16.1B revenue and $2.2B free cash flow in 2025.
Feb 2026 —
02Venture Capital
Board Partner · Previously Partner & Co-Head of Consumer Practice
Global, multi-stage, venture capital firm and early backer of some of the most innovative companies in the world. Deployed $600M+ across category-defining marketplace platforms including Faire, Vinted, Whatnot, and Zola.
Board service across the US, Europe, and Latin America, from formation through $1B+ in revenue. Partnered with founders on durable moats, go-to-market, unit economics, governance, growth capital, and the path to public markets.
Jan 2016 —
Previously Partner at Highland Capital Partners, 2009–2016. Supported Carbon Black (IPO 2018) and thredUp (IPO 2021) from early days.
03Select Portfolio
Faire
Leading wholesale commerce platform across the US, Europe, and ANZ, connecting independent retailers with high-quality brands. $5.2B valuation and $500M+ annualized revenue in Q3 2025.
2018 —
Vinted
Europe's largest peer-to-peer secondhand marketplace; €[x]B valuation and €10.8B GMV in 2025.
2022 —
Whatnot
Live shopping marketplace for collectibles and fashion; $11.5B valuation and $6B+ GMV in 2025.
2024 —
Also Archive Resale, Daily Harvest (acq. Chobani 2025), Forage (acq. EAB 2024), Found, Fourth Wall, k-ID, Keychain, Outschool, Outsmart College, Stori, Table22, Zola, and others.
04Non-Profit
National Advisory Board · Previously Board of Trustees, 2019–2023
Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble, celebrated for extraordinary vocal artistry and championing the music of living composers. Guided the organization through the pandemic, steering a pivot from live performance to digital distribution.
2023 —
05Education
Harvard Business School
MBA · Baker Scholar, top 5%
2007 – 2009
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS, Materials Engineering · Sigma Xi
Thesis: Bismuth Perovskite Films for Optical Isolators — published in Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, and IEEE Transactions on Magnetism.
2005 – 2007
Harvard College
BA, Physics · summa cum laude
2001 – 2005
06Contact