Blake Masters, Peter Thiel

Blake Masters is an American venture capitalist, author, and former political candidate. A longtime associate of Peter Thiel, he co-authored Zero to One in 2014, based on notes he took during Thiel’s lectures at Stanford Law School. Masters later served as chief operating officer of Thiel Capital and president of the Thiel Foundation.

Peter Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$20.8 billion, making him the 103rd-richest individual in the world.