Steve Arnold is a co-founder and venture partner based in our Seattle office. Along with Jon Flint and Terry McGuire, he founded Polaris in 1996. Steve focuses on investments in information technology and digital media.

Experience:
Prior to starting Polaris, Steve served as a special advisor to Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. following more than 10 years in executive positions in the software industry. He served as vice president of Broadband Media Applications at Microsoft Corporation and as president and CEO of Continuum Productions (now Corbis), a private company founded by Bill Gates to pioneer the creation of large digital libraries for online distribution. Before coming to Continuum, Steve served as vice president and general manager of LucasArts Games and Learning divisions, and vice president of the New Media Group at Lucasfilm Ltd. He continues to serve as vice chairman of the board of directors of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Boards:
Steve represents Polaris on the boards of directors of Impinj, Noetix, and as a Board Observer to Hangout, and Turbine Entertainment.

Education:

Steve holds a BS with honors from Macalester College and an MA and PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco.