Colleen (Wheeler) McCreary
InvestorInvestor at Ribbit Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M
About
Colleen McCreary is Chief People Officer and Head of Internal Technology at Confluent. She is a C-suite executive with over two decades in the technology industry, including 15+ years as a CHRO/CPO, and has led organizations through two IPOs and three multi-billion-dollar acquisitions across private and public companies. Her experience spans consumer, fintech, and SaaS businesses, with additional leadership in corporate communications, business operations, IT, and M&A integration, and includes extensive international expansion across Europe, India, and China.
Experience
- ConfluentChief People Officer & Head of Internal Technologycurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- Ribbit CapitalRibbit Capital2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Credit KarmaChief People, Places & Publicity Officer, Consumer Financial Advocate2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Reinvent CapitalIndependent Board Member2021 — 2022
- HBOTechnical Advisor, HBO’s “Silicon Valley”2019Culver City, California
- VevoChief People Officer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio Inc.Interim CPO2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- WePayInterim CPO2015 — 2016Redwood City, California
- The Climate CorporationChief People Officer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- ZyngaExecutive Vice-President, Chief People Officer (from early days through post-IPO)2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Electronic Arts (EA)Director, Corporate HR2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area & Hyderabad, India
- Electronic Arts (EA)Director, Global University Relations2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSenior Technical Recruiter & Technical Support Manager1997 — 2004Redmond, Washington & Charlotte, North Carolina
- Antioch University SeattleProgram Associate1996 — 1997
Education
- Boston UniversityBS, Mass Communication and Public Relations1991 — 1995
- Columbia UniversityMA, Higher Education Administration/Student Personnel1995 — 1996
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessEntrepreneurship Bootcamp2014 — 2015
- Astronaut High School, Titusville, FL
Skills & more
Enterprise Software10Business Strategy18Career Counseling4College Recruiting13Consulting14Deferred Compensation6Employee Engagement2Entrepreneurship10Executive Coaching5Executive Search1Game Design1Game Development2
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Colleagues at Ribbit Capital
Adrian Adegbesan
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Akshay Choudhry
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Alli London
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Amy Hawkins-Leong
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Andrew Ciatto
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Anna Nguyen
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Ben Paull
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
Brian McGrath
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
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Ben Paull
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
Brian McGrath
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
Cindy McAdam
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
Eva Alonso
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Gabe Mennesson
Investor at Ribbit Capital
Jordan Angelos
General Partner at Ribbit Capital
Tessa Savakus
Investor at Ribbit Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Colleen (Wheeler) McCreary work?
- Colleen (Wheeler) McCreary is at Ribbit Capital.
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- Colleen (Wheeler) McCreary typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
Same school
Also attended Boston University249
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Also attended Columbia University687
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ribbit Capital24
Micky MalkaFounder and Managing Partner at Ribbit CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalSalvador GalaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcEvi MucoInvestor at Flourish VenturesAna MartinsPartner at AtlanticoLotti SiniscalcoPartner at Emergence Capital Partners
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Also worked at Credit Karma6
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Also worked at Zynga60
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Also worked at Electronic Arts (EA)88
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