Previous guests of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference have included an American internet entrepreneur who was the co-founder and executive chairman of what business-oriented social network?
Reid Hoffman Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Greylock Partners. On the "Forbes" 2017 list of the world's billionaires, Hoffman was ranked #631 with a net worth of US$3.1 billion.
Michael Gale (businessman) Michael Jonathan Gale (Born October 27, 1962) is a former Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur and venture investor. He was the Founder of VoteGlobal and sits on the Boards of numerous technology companies. He has been involved in over 100 start-up companies in the US and Asia.