Lead independent director

Roelof Botha

Lead Independent Director·Block, Inc.

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Since January 2011
Age 52
Tenure 15 yrs

Also at Block, Inc.

JD Jack Dorsey Block Head and Chairperson AB Amy Brooks Director SC Shawn Carter Director JM James McKelvey Director AE Anthony Eisen Director RG Randall Garutti Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Block, Inc. Lead Independent Director January 2011–present Current role
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and various positions 2000 - 2003
PayPal Chief Financial Officer 2001-2003
Sequoia Capital Managing Partner 2022-2025

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Sequoia Capital Partner 2003 - present
Unity Software Inc. Director present
Natera, Inc. Director present
MongoDB, Inc. Director present
Ethos Technologies Inc. Director present
Bird Global, Inc. Director June 2018 - December 2022
Eventbrite, Inc. Director October 2009 - June 2022
23andMe Holding Co. Director September 2017 - September 2024
MongoDB Director
Natera Director
SpaceX Director
Unity Director

Related

Source: Block, Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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