George Arnold :: Knightsbridge Advisers

George Arnold
Managing Principal

George became known to Knightsbridge as a fellow investor in a number of leading venture partnerships to which he was exceptionally successful in gaining access. He began his tenure at Knightsbridge in May of 2007.

From 2004 until he joined Knightsbridge, George was Director and Head of Venture/Growth Equity fund investments for Citigroup Private Equity. In this capacity, he was responsible for over 100 fund relationships with commitments of $1.3 billion, sat on a dozen advisory boards and brought Citigroup into 29 new venture and growth equity funds, many of which are considered difficult to access by most investors. From 1998 to 2003, he invested directly in private technology companies alongside venture investors on behalf of Citigroup, serving as a director or observer on many of their boards including Insurance.com, ConvergeNet (acquired by Dell), Guardent (acquired by VeriSign), Mobile365 (acquired by Sybase), and Openwave (aka Unwired Planet and Phone.com). George spent his first year at Citigroup working in the Business Strategy Development and M & A Group where he worked on a majority stake acquisition of a European bank.

As an investor in companies and funds, George draws on his broad technology background. He spent five years as an engineer and project manager with a Silicon Valley technology company that produces test and measurement solutions. George holds a patent in the area of metallic access subscriber line testing.

A Swiss national, former Swiss Army officer and a graduate of the Swiss Institute of Technology (Dipl.El.-Ing.ETH), George came to the U.S. in 1992 to earn an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, followed by an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

George's interests include spending time with his family outdoors, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, scuba diving and gardening. He also enjoys the challenge of a difficult Sudoku puzzle.


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	George Arnold Managing Principal
George became known to Knightsbridge as a fellow investor in a number of leading venture partnerships to which he was exceptionally successful in gaining access. He began his tenure at Knightsbridge in May of 2007. From 2004 until he joined Knightsbridge, George was Director and Head of Venture/Growth Equity fund investments for Citigroup Private Equity. In this capacity, he was responsible for over 100 fund relationships with commitments of $1.3 billion, sat on a dozen advisory boards and brought Citigroup into 29 new venture and growth equity funds, many of which are considered difficult to access by most investors. From 1998 to 2003, he invested directly in private technology companies alongside venture investors on behalf of Citigroup, serving as a director or observer on many of their boards including Insurance.com, ConvergeNet (acquired by Dell), Guardent (acquired by VeriSign), Mobile365 (acquired by Sybase), and Openwave (aka Unwired Planet and Phone.com). George spent his first year at Citigroup working in the Business Strategy Development and M & A Group where he worked on a majority stake acquisition of a European bank. As an investor in companies and funds, George draws on his broad technology background. He spent five years as an engineer and project manager with a Silicon Valley technology company that produces test and measurement solutions. George holds a patent in the area of metallic access subscriber line testing. A Swiss national, former Swiss Army officer and a graduate of the Swiss Institute of Technology (Dipl.El.-Ing.ETH), George came to the U.S. in 1992 to earn an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, followed by an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. George's interests include spending time with his family outdoors, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, scuba diving and gardening. He also enjoys the challenge of a difficult Sudoku puzzle.
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