Phil Schwarz

Phil Schwarz is a Principal at Corazon Capital, investing in early stage technology companies. From 2014-2016, Phil served as Chief Marketing Officer of Tinder, overseeing the company’s brand, growth and retention marketing efforts worldwide. Phil’s prior roles include Vice President of Growth Initiatives at Match Group, a division of IAC, as well as Executive Director at Kaplan and Kaplan Ventures (then part of the Washington Post Company), where Phil co-founded the Kaplan/Techstars EdTech Accelerator, invested in early stage EdTech companies, served on Boards of Directors for investment portfolio companies, and executed a series of corporate acquisitions. Phil also previously served as an Associate Director at UBS Investment Bank, and prior to that led numerous technology product development efforts for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Vitria Technology and BP Amoco, and served as Management Consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Phil received his MBA with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, from Ohio University’s College of Business.