Sam Parker

I grew up in Silicon Valley and have always been drawn to and inspired by the way that technology can profoundly change the world for the better. At the start of my career, that meant joining Apple as a product design engineer, and helping to create the first-gen AirPods and AirPods Pro. Those two products taught me early in my career that with a tremendous amount of hard work and attention to every detail, success can be orders of magnitude larger than you or anyone else expected. It also taught me the power of a Mixture of Experts, and that I thrive as an orchestrator and gatherer of people who can make magic happen together.

At IVP, I lead the Executive Partnerships function — which means helping our portfolio companies get the most out of the ever-expanding IVP network. We aim to connect the right people at the right moment, whether a recruiting introduction, a customer relationship, or a board-level perspective from someone who's been there before.

When I’m not working, I am probably in motion somewhere - on a bike, or skis, or on my own two feet. A day without some sustained HR over 150 bpm (thank you WHOOP) is a day wasted!