About
Bill Brownell is a business leader focused on directing philanthropy and impact capital toward social problems. He serves as Board Treasurer, Partner, and Investment Committee Member at SV2, which supports San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits and social enterprises, and sits on the Board of Schwab Charitable. His prior business roles include Chief Strategy Officer at Hewlett Packard, Senior Vice President at Cisco Systems, and senior partner at The Boston Consulting Group; he holds an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MPP from Harvard's Kennedy School, and a BA from Stanford University.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Schwab CharitableBoard Membercurrent2018 β present
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)Board Membercurrent2012 β present
- Hewlett-PackardChief Strategy Officer2013 β 2015
- Cisco SystemsSenior Vice President2001 β 2013
- The Boston Consulting GroupVice President and Director1988 β 2000
Skills & more
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Strategic CommunicationsStrategic PartnershipsOrganizational EffectivenessTeam BuildingOrganizational DevelopmentOrganizational LeadershipNon-profit Board DevelopmentBoard GovernanceStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagementFrom Bill's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Pasturemap Inc.
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Colleagues at Silicon Valley
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bill Brownell?
- Bill Brownell is a business leader focused on directing philanthropy and impact capital toward social problems. He serves as Board Treasurer, Partner, and Investment Committee Member at SV2, which supports San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits and social enterprises, and sits on the Board of Schwab Charitable. His prior business roles include Chief Strategy Officer at Hewlett Packard, Senior Vice President at Cisco Systems, and senior partner at The Boston Consulting Group; he holds an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MPP from Harvard's Kennedy School, and a BA from Stanford University.
- Where does Bill Brownell work?
- Bill Brownell is SV2 Board Treasurer at Silicon Valley.
- What does Bill Brownell invest in?
- Bill Brownell invests in Impact & Social Good.
- What boards does Bill Brownell sit on?
- Bill Brownell holds tracked board seats at Pasturemap Inc..
- Where did Bill Brownell go to school?
- Bill Brownell studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Harvard University (MPP); Stanford University (BA).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,519
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Also attended Harvard University1,885
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Punahou School29
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hewlett-Packard307
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Also worked at Cisco Systems373
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,125
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