# Van Le-Gray

> Van Le-Gray is a Partner in Event Marketing at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the legendary Silicon Valley venture capital firm. With roots in B2B event marketing at BrightTALK and Radius, she joined a16z in 2017 and has since become one of the key architects behind the firm's legendary experiential marketing machine — including Tech Week, the decentralized tech conference that turns entire cities into a16z venues. Her career spans virtual conferences, field marketing strategy, ABM, and sponsorship acquisition, all channeled into building the connective tissue of the tech ecosystem.

- **Role:** Partner, Event Marketing at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Radius, BrightTALK
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Economics, University of California, Davis
- **Known for:** Grew field event volume by 50% at Radius, creating an ABM strategy that became the company's standard template, Executed over 60 demand generation programs at Radius, Joined Andreessen Horowitz in 2017 to build and lead the firm's event marketing function

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2017** — Associate and Senior Associate in Marketing Programs & Events at BrightTALK — specialized in virtual conferences and sponsorship acquisition
- **Pre-2017** — Manager of Events and Partner Marketing at Radius — executed over 60 demand generation programs
- **Pre-2017** — Senior Manager, Field Marketing at Radius — built ABM strategy that grew field event volume 50%, creating a template adopted firm-wide
- **2017** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as events partner on the Marketing Team
- **2017-present** — Partner, Event Marketing at Andreessen Horowitz — overseeing major programs including Tech Week

## Achievements

- Grew field event volume by 50% at Radius, creating an ABM strategy that became the company's standard template
- Executed over 60 demand generation programs at Radius
- Joined Andreessen Horowitz in 2017 to build and lead the firm's event marketing function
- Key contributor to Tech Week by a16z — a decentralized tech conference that spans entire cities
- Built expertise across virtual conferences, field marketing, sponsorship acquisition, and experiential events

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Overseeing Tech Week 2026 events presented by a16z, with cities including San Francisco and Boston
- **2026-02** — Andreessen Horowitz raised $1.7B in latest funding round

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/van-le/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlegray
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vanlegray

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Last updated: 2026-05-08