Rob Stavis

Rob Stavis is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners based in Larchmont, New York, where he focuses on financial services, education technology, and emerging software investments. Before transitioning to venture capital, he spent 15 years at Salomon Smith Barney, ultimately serving as co-head of global arbitrage trading and sitting on the firm's operating and risk-management committees. As an active early-stage venture investor, Stavis backed prominent consumer technology companies including Skype, which was acquired by eBay, and OMGPOP, which was purchased by Zynga. He currently holds board seats at several fintech and education startups, including Betterment, Quantopian, and 2U, helping guide strategy for the $20 billion asset management firm. Stavis holds dual undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Management, underpinning his multi-decade focus on quantitative finance and early-stage technology scaling.