Lawrence D. Lenihan Jr. is the Founder, CEO and Managing Director of FirstMark Capital. Prior to founding FirstMark, Larry founded Pequot Ventures in 1996. Larry is responsible for investments in the data & analytics and vertical applications & services sectors. He serves as a senior member of FirstMark Capital's Investment Committee and has been directly involved in the formation of each private equity and venture capital fund established by the firm since its inception.

Prior to FirstMark, Larry was a Principal at Broadview Associates, L.L.C. (now part of Jefferies & Co.) one of the leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firms focused on the information technology industry. Before joining Broadview, Larry held several operational positions at IBM, and led the development and launch of one of the first transactional multimedia systems for the retail industry.

Larry sits on the boards of AhaLife, Dovetail Insurance, EagleEye Analytics, OpenGamma, SecondMarket, Superior Access Insurance Services, and Tracelink. He serves as Chairman of the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Devil Fund. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at New York University.

Larry holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. from Duke University.

In addition, Lawrence has served or been featured in the following:

• Served as Chairman of the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Devil Fund
• Adjunct professor at New York University Stern School of Business, where he teaches a course on entrepreneurship called "Ready, FIRE, Aim: New Entrepreneurial Strategies for a New Business Environment" ( 2007 – Present)
• Advisory role for many New York City initiatives such as the NYC Seed F und and the NYC Economic Development Corporation's strategy for r evitalizing NYC's financial sector through new business formation.
• Advisory Board for the Wharton School of Business as a "Private Equity Partner"