Bill Elkus is Managing Director and co-Founder of idealab Capital Partners (ICP), a leading venture capital firm in early-stage venture financing of Internet companies, affiliated with idealab! in Pasadena. To date, ICP has funded over 30 Internet startups, including GoTo.com, eToys, CarsDirect.com, NetZero, RealNames and MP3.com. Prior to founding ICP, Mr. Elkus served as President of Nathan Todd & Company where, in addition to being an active venture capital investor, he co-founded five investment partnerships in the areas of securities trading, real estate and merchant banking. He sits on the boards of several public and private firms including Chronicle Publishing Co., GoTo.com, EntryPoint and Health Allies.com.

Mr. Elkus earned a Masters in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and he received his JD from Harvard Law School.