Bio

Robert Hackett is the head of content and editorial for a16z crypto at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, Robert was a senior writer and tech editor at Fortune where he co-chaired the Brainstorm Tech and Brainstorm Finance conferences, cofounded Fortune’s crypto franchise The Ledger, co-managed the 40 Under 40 list, and wrote newsletters including Data Sheet. He received national recognition for his reporting, including as a finalist for the 2018 Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Award. His work on the Aug./Sept. 2021 issue of the magazine, “Crypto vs. Wall Street,” helped raise millions of dollars in NFT sales and won “best innovation project” and runner-up for “best business reporting” at the 2021 EPPY Awards. Robert frequently moderates events, including for the World Economic Forum, Web Summit, Money2020, SXSW, and elsewhere. He has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, CNBC's Worldwide Exchange, WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show on NPR, Cheddar, and elsewhere. Before joining Fortune in 2014, Robert worked at Nautilus Magazine, TED Conferences, and Johnson & Johnson. He earned a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School and a double major in chemistry and English with minors in science and technology studies and history from Cornell University.