Bijan Sabet is an American venture capitalist who has served as the United States ambassador to the Czech Republic since February 2023.
Bijan Sabet | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic | |
| Assumed office February 15, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Christy Agor (Charge d'Affaires) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston College (BS) |
Education
editSabet's mother immigrated from Korea in the 1960s, his father immigrated from Iran at the same time.[1] Sabet earned a bachelor's degree from Boston College.[2]
Career
editSabet co-founded Spark Capital in 2005, a venture capital firm that focuses on entrepreneurs and their designs; he currently serves as General Partner. It handles billion of dollars spanning venture and venture growth funds. In his role at Spark Capital, Sabet has led investments and served on the board of directors of early-stage startup companies that have transformed into global leaders. Sabet worked as a senior executive in numerous technology startup companies in Silicon Valley, California, and Massachusetts. Sabet helped lead early investments in other companies, such as Wayfair, Cruise Automotive, Oculus, Slack, Tumblr, Warby Parker, Discord, Stack Overflow, etc.[2][3]
Sabet serves on the boards of two independent schools;[4] while his wife Lauren is on the Board of Regents of Boston College.[5]
United States ambassador to the Czech Republic
editOn August 3, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Sabet to serve as the United States ambassador to the Czech Republic.[2][6] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on November 29, 2022. On December 7, 2022, the committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate. On December 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.[7] He was sworn in on December 16, 2022, and presented his credentials to President Miloš Zeman on February 15, 2023.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sabet, Bijan (2017-02-08). "Not alone anymore". Medium. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Bijan Sabet". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Our Relationship". United States Government. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Trustees and Leadership". Boston University. December 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Pressman, Aaron. "Boston VC Bijan Sabet is Biden's pick for Czech Republic ambassador — The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "PN2455 - Nomination of Bijan Sabet for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Embassy Prague [@USEmbassyPrague] (February 15, 2023). ""It was an honor to present my credentials to President Zeman and I am excited to officially begin work on further strengthening the 🇺🇸 - 🇨🇿 partnership." ~ #AmbSabet" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via Twitter.