Jason Rosenthal

Jason Rosenthal is an Operating Partner at a16z crypto where he works closely with founders and CEOs to as they navigate the journey to product-market-fit and build their businesses and teams. Previously, he was Vice President of Subscription Services at Google where he managed the majority of the company's consumer facing subscription businesses. As CEO of Lytro (acquired by Google), Rosenthal worked to deliver on the promise of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality and define the next generation of film and television production with Light Field technology. Throughout his career, Rosenthal has been dedicated to the development of transformational new platforms, from the early days of the commercial Internet at Netscape and as part of the original team at Loudcloud, the world’s first Cloud computing company. Joining Lytro in 2013, Rosenthal refocused the company’s vision to the professional production of mixed reality and film and television, leading to the development of revolutionary Light Field capture systems for both markets, Lytro Immerge and Lytro Cinema, respectively. Rosenthal joined Lytro from Silver Lake Partners, a global technology investment firm, where he was an Operating Executive. Prior to that, he was CEO of Ning, where he led the successful transition from a free, ad-supported service to a premium subscription model. Before joining Ning, Rosenthal held executive positions at HP and Opsware (formerly Loudcloud) and led product teams at Netscape and AOL. He began his career working for Rebuild LA, the inner city economic development organization founded by Peter Ueberroth in the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Rosenthal holds a B.A. in history from Pomona College where he also serves on the board of trustees. He received his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.