Rufus King has been the Chief Legal Officer at OpenView since December 2015.
Previously, they were the Director of the Center for Law & Entrepreneurship at Villanova University School of Law from January 2013 to December 2015, where they created new courses, expanded the school's for-credit internships, launched a start-up legal clinic, and organized speakers and conferences on topics related to entrepreneurship. Rufus also helped to secure a permanent endowment for the Center.
From January 2005 to September 2015, King was Of Counsel (formerly Equity Partner) at Goodwin Procter LLP.
King began their career as a Partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP from September 1986 to January 2005. Prior to that, they were an Acquiring Editor at Worth Publishers from January 1981 to December 1983, and a Sales Representative at D. Van Nostrand from January 1980 to December 1981.
Rufus King attended Harvard Law School, where they earned their JD. Rufus also holds a B.Phil. from the University of Oxford and an AB from Dartmouth College, both in philosophy.
A direct report to Rufus King is and Mallory Pagano - Compliance Director & Counsel. They are on a team with Sam Richard - Vice President of Growth, Morgan Waesche - Accounting Manager, and Chris Gaertner - VP, Investments. Rufus King reports to Scott Maxwell, Founder, Partner.
September, 2015 - present