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Twilio appoints Jeff Epstein to board

By TechTaffy Desk

Twilio has appointed Jeff Epstein, former CFO of Oracle, as the newest member of the its board.

Mr. Epstein is an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Prior to that, he was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Oracle. Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Epstein served as CFO of several public and private companies, including DoubleClick, King World Productions and Nielsen’s Media Measurement and Information Group.

Mr. Epstein also serves on the boards of directors of Kaiser Permanente, Priceline, Shutterstock, and Global Eagle Entertainment. He is also a lecturer at Stanford University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering.

Mr. Epstein holds a master’s degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree from Yale College.

[Image courtesy: Twilio]

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