Breyer elected to Harvard Corporation
James W. Breyer, a leading venture capitalist known for his expertise in innovative technology and media, will join the President and Fellows of Harvard College (the Harvard Corporation) as of July 1, 2013, the University announced today. A 1987 graduate of Harvard Business School, Breyer is a partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm with offices in Palo Alto, New York, London, China, and India. In accordance with Harvard’s charter, Breyer was elected Sunday by the President and Fellows with the consent of the Board of Overseers. His arrival will bring the Corporation to 13 members, fulfilling the expansion plan central to the governance reforms adopted by the governing boards in December 2010. “Jim Breyer is one of his generation’s most creative and admired venture capitalists,” said President Drew Faust and Robert D. Reischauer, the Corporation’s senior fellow, in announcing Breyer’s election. “He combines wide experience in new technology and media with...