Bill Maris
Keynote Speaker: Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist & Futurist; Founder & First CEO of Google Ventures; Expert in Technology & Life Sciences Investing
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Bill Maris is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist whose career spans technology, life sciences, and frontier innovation. Maris graduated with highest honors with a degree in neuroscience from Middlebury College and conducted research at Duke University Medical Center's Department of Neurobiology, focusing on the molecular and cellular biology of the brain. He began his career as a biotechnology and healthcare portfolio manager for Swedish investment firm Investor AB, establishing a foundation in both science and finance.
Maris is the founder and first CEO of Google Ventures (GV). He established Google Ventures as a platform for the company to invest in the start-up ecosystem. Maris built GV into a leading corporate venture fund and led all private investing for Alphabet. He oversaw the growth of the team from one to more than 70 professionals, across seven offices on two continents, and managed over 400 investments, including Nest, Uber, Flatiron Health, Impossible Foods, Editas, Grail, Orbital Insights, Cloudera, Slack, DocuSign, The Climate Corporation, and 23andMe. In addition to expanding GV to 300 investments and $2.4 billion under management, Maris developed it into a full-service firm within Alphabet, staffed with engineers, recruiters, and marketing experts.
Beyond venture investing, Maris contributed to several of Alphabet's major initiatives. Working closely with Google's founders, he helped incubate and launch projects such as Google X, Waymo, and Verily, while leading global investment activities for Alphabet. During his tenure at Google, Maris also founded Calico, a company focused on understanding the biology of aging and lifespan, co-founding it with former Genentech CEO Arthur D. Levinson. In Google's Founders Letter, Larry Page described Calico as a company focused on health, well-being, and longevity. Maris also collaborated with MacArthur Fellow David Green to transfer hydrophobic acrylic lens technology to Aurolab, which has contributed to preventing or curing cataract blindness in millions of underserved people worldwide.
Maris later founded S32, a California-based venture fund with approximately $2 billion under management. His investment track record includes companies such as Uber, Nest, Slack, CrowdStrike, Coinbase, and Flatiron Health, which have collectively grown to significant market value and generated substantial returns. Over his career, Maris has overseen more than 500 investments, over 30 IPOs, and more than 50 companies that have become category leaders. He has been recognized as a futurist and expert on the intersection of technology and business, and has been named one of the "Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company magazine and included in the Vanity Fair New Establishment list.
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Bill Maris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Finance, Venture Capital, Neuroscience, Business, Business Leadership, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Futurism, Business Growth, Executive Leadership and Artificial Intelligence.
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Bill Maris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Finance, Venture Capital and Neuroscience. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Bill Maris can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amy Jo Martin, Max Levchin and Jake Ryan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bill Maris for an upcoming event.
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How do I book Bill Maris to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Bill Maris for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Bill Maris, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Bill Maris or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Bill Maris for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Bill Maris, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. For the most current speaking fee to hire Bill Maris, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Bill Maris speak about?
Bill Maris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Finance, Venture Capital, Neuroscience, Business, Business Leadership, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Futurism, Business Growth, Executive Leadership and Artificial Intelligence. -
Who is the agent for Bill Maris?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Bill Maris for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book Bill Maris for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Bill Maris or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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