BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARJUN ARORA -
Arjun is the Founder of Format One. He advises funds, startups, LPs and Fortune 100 companies. His core areas of support include strategy, leadership, GTM, product, monetization, and capital formation. He is an investor in startups and venture funds.
Prior to founding Format One, Arjun was In Residence at Expa, a Partner at 500 Startups (actively investing and responsible for fundraising for the firm), Founder & CEO of ReTargeter (acquired by Sellpoints in 2015), head of business development @ Yahoo! Real Estate and an investment banker with Jefferies Broadview. He was also the Chairman of the Board of the Saint Francis Foundation and sat on it's investment and grants committees.
Arjun has spoken about entrepreneurship internationally (Europe, Asia, and the Middle East), and was recognized at the: White House, United Nations (UN), and the Global Summit for Entrepreneurship, for his successes and commitment to building values-centered organizations. He is deeply passionate about music in all it's forms especially improvisational music.
He holds a BSc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology from UC Berkeley.