Bill E. McGlashan, Jr.

TPG Ventures

Managing Director of TPG Ventures since 2004, Mr. Mclashan previously served as Chairman and CEO of Critical Path since April of 2001.

Prior to that, he served as chief executive of technology investment firm Vectis Group LLC and as a Venture Partner at Whitney & Co., the first established venture firm in the U.S., with approximately $5 billion under management. Before that he co-founded and served as president of Pharmanex, a leading phyto-pharmaceutical and dietary supplement company.

Prior to Pharmanex, McGlashan was co-founder and CEO of Generation Ventures, a firm funded by Whitney & Co. that started new ventures and facilitated the entry of U.S. technology companies in China. He also co-founded and served as president of TRADE Inc., a venture funded trade information database company, and was a senior associate with Bain Capital and Information Partners.

McGlashan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at Yale University and a master's degree in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.