Roelof Botha has served as a member of Block's board of directors since January 2011 and as its Lead Independent Director since June 2022. He is a Partner at Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, and has been with Sequoia Capital since 2003. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Botha served in various positions at PayPal Holdings, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Botha serves on the boards of directors of Unity Software Inc., Natera, Inc., MongoDB, Inc., and Ethos Technologies Inc., and a number of privately held companies. He previously served on the boards of directors of Bird Global, Inc. (June 2018 to December 2022), Eventbrite, Inc. (October 2009 to June 2022), and 23andMe Holding Co. (September 2017 to September 2024).
Mr. Botha holds a B.S. in Actuarial Science, Economics and Statistics from the University of Cape Town and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was selected to serve on Block's board of directors because of his financial and managerial experience.