Steve Herrod

Steve Herrod, Ph.D., is a managing director at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm with approximately $3.75 billion in capital raised. At GC, Herrod focuses on investments in security, infrastructure, and SaaS technologies and currently serves on the boards of several companies including Datto, Illumio, Menlo Security, and Contrast Security. Prior to joining General Catalyst, he was chief technology officer and SVP of R&D at VMware, where he helped build and manage a 3,000-person engineering team responsible for delivering industry-changing products in the virtualization space. Herrod earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin. Outside the office, Herrod is an avid swimmer, part owner in a coffee shop, and can often be found cheering his children on at their many sporting events.