Brian Swette

Brian Swette

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Member of the Board of Trustees

Bio

Brian Swette has more than 25 years of international marketing, strategy, and general management experience helping consumer-oriented companies scale their business. In addition to Shutterfly, Inc., Swette currently serves on the board of directors for Jamba Juice, CBL Partners, FRS Company and Care.com.

Swette has served on the board of Burger King since 2003 and became Non-Executive Chairman in 2006. Formerly the Chief Operating Officer of eBay, Swette oversaw its international expansion, marketing and customer support that made eBay the most successful e-commerce site on the Internet. Swette was instrumental in expanding eBay into new product categories and his addition of used cars turned eBay into the country's biggest car dealer. During his time at eBay, Swette helped to establish the eBay brand by focusing on the unique relationships that the company built with its users and the sense of community created by the eBay Web site.

Prior to eBay, Swette was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Pepsi-Cola. Swette is a Trustee of Arizona State University, Endeavor.org and The Global Institute of Sustainability.

Swette holds a B.S. in Economics from Arizona State University.

Location

Pebble Beach, California, United States, North America

Social

Primary Organization

Endeavor

Endeavor

Founded

1997

Investment

43

Lead investment

12

Exits

2

Employees

251-500

Industry

Venture Capital, FinTech, Non Profit

Jobs history

3

Sweet Earth Foods

President/owner

2011 - Current

Shutterfly

Director

2010 - Current

Care

Director

2007 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

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Profile Resume

Brian Swette is the Member of the Board of Trustees at Endeavor, based in United States, North America. With a background in Venture Capital, Brian Swette has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Brian Swette studied BS Economics @ Arizona State University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Brian Swette has made 2 investments. Their Latest investment was Series A - Daring Foods on Sep 22, 2020

Number of investment

2

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

2

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
May 12, 2011
ThredUp ThredUp
Series B - ThredUp
7.0M
Sep 22, 2020
Daring Foods Daring Foods
Series A - Daring Foods
8.8M

Partner investment

0

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Exits

1

exit.name ThredUp

ThredUp

thredUP is transforming resale with the mission to inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first. By m...

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