When he started out he as an in-house attorney for a number of tech company startups. He would be tasked with handling all of their legal affairs such as issues surrounding employment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and intellectual property rights. His first position was in the Licensing and Online Commerce Group for a law firm called Fenwick & West LLP. He attended the University of Iowa, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, and earned his law degree at the University of California, Berkeley.