Eventbrite names Julia Hartz executive chair

Eventbrite announced the appointment of CEO Julia Hartz to the role of Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, effective June 6, 2024. Additionally, current Executive Chairman Kevin Hartz will not stand for re-election to the board of directors at the annual general meeting on June 6, 2024, and current board member Steffan Tomlinson will step down from the board effective immediately. Kevin Hartz will complete his current term, and Julia Hartz will become the Executive Chair of Eventbrite while continuing to serve as CEO. Board member Sean Moriarty will remain Lead Independent Director. A serial entrepreneur, Kevin Hartz co-founded Eventbrite with his wife Julia Hartz, and Renaud Visage, in 2006. He served as Executive Chairman and CEO for ten years, after which he became the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2016. Kevin has also been a prolific angel investor in Silicon Valley over the last two decades, backing companies such as PayPal, Airbnb, Ramp, Anduril and Pinterest. He founded A*, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco in 2021, and is now launching their second fund with co-founders Gautam Gupta and Bennett Siegel. Kevin will continue to dedicate his time to investing in and launching companies on the A* platform. “Working with Julia and the Eventbrite team has been an incredible honor and privilege. I’m confident that the company remains in great hands with steadfast leadership. I’m proud of what we have accomplished so far, serving millions of event creators and hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide,” said Kevin Hartz.