Steve Jurvetson is the co-founder of Future Ventures and a renowned venture capitalist focusing on cutting-edge projects in technology and the creation of new industries. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, where he graduated at the top of his class, and has been an early investor in companies such as SpaceX, Hotmail, and Tesla. In 2017, he received the Visionary Award from the SV Forum and was appointed as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Barack Obama in 2016.