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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 — present
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)Board Membercurrent2012 — present
- Hewlett-PackardChief Strategy Officer2013 — 2015
- Cisco SystemsSenior Vice President2001 — 2013
- The Boston Consulting GroupVice President and Director1988 — 2000
Skills & more
Marketing17Go-to-market Strategy29Business Strategy25Business Development23Competitive Analysis20Management Consulting14Entrepreneurship8Program Management8Marketing Strategy6Data Center5Sales Enablement3Nonprofits2
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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.
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Silicon Valley
Aarthi Ramaswamy
Partner Champion to Parent Voices Oakland at Silicon Valley
Aarti Chandna
SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
Brittny Bottorff
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Byron Hill
Partner Champion to Kit Switch at Silicon Valley
Catherine Crystal Foster
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Celeste Ford
Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal at Silicon Valley
Charity Silkebakken
Youth Development Grant Round Co-Leader; Partner Champion to MyPath at Silicon Valley
Cindy Lang
SV2 Board Member 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 Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Punahou School41
Nina LabattChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at S32Meriann ChunPrincipal, Management Company Controller at TCVChris BurniskePartner at Placeholder VCRobin ChanInvestor at Goat CapitalEve MalerVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesZak StoneAdvisor at Katalyst Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hewlett-Packard506
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also worked at Cisco Systems588
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,379
Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankMassimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesLuca RossettoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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