Jim Swartz co-founded Accel with Arthur Patterson in 1983. Jim has been a lead director of more than 50 successful companies. He also works with the Accel London team as a founder/mentor of Accel's European business. Before founding Accel, Jim was the founding general partner of Adler & Company, which he started with Fred Adler in 1978 after his tenure as a vice president of Citicorp Venture Capital. A long time industry leader, Jim is former chairman of the National Venture Capital Associat

Jim’s philanthropic initiatives include dozens of academic, athletic, arts, health, scholarship and social impact programs including founding Impact Partners, the leading funder of social impact documentaries.