Mr. Brian Ascher serves as Partner at Venrock. He is a Board Member of Socrates.Ai .He also serves as a Board Member at BillFloat, Atrenta, Dynamic Signal and INRIX. He previously served as a Board Member at Awarepoint. He joined Venrock in 1998 as a Kauffman Fellow, after holding marketing and product marketing positions at Intuit. He had responsibility for launching several versions of the market-leading software product Quicken and the Quicken.com website. The job led to a passion for the user experience for him, one that he continually applies to consumer ventures. He also brings strategic consulting knowledge gained at the Monitor Group and investment banking experience from Robertson, Stephens & Company to his portfolio companies. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He also serves on Board of Luxe.