About
Elizabeth Patterson serves as a Board Member at Sharks Foundation and operates as an executive coach and strategic advisor at Sapphire Ventures, a venture capital firm with over $10 billion in assets under management. At Sapphire Ventures, she works with CEOs and executives at growth-stage companies, focusing on leadership development and organizational culture. Patterson also serves as a board director and provides strategic leadership advisory services.
Experience
- Sharks FoundationBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- SapphirePartner, People + Talentcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SapphireVice President Talent Network2018 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- Black Women On BoardsIndependent Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CRAVEAdvisor2009 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Diana Labs, Inc.Advisor2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Wildcat Venture PartnersChief Talent Officer2016 — 2017San Mateo, California
- Mohr Davidow VenturesChief Talent Officer2013 — 2016Silicon Valley
- Visualize - IncHead of Marketing2007 — 2013Silicon Valley
- NikeMarketing Consultant2003 — 2006Beaverton, OR
- @Road, Inc. (Acquired by Trimble)Director of Inside Sales and Marketing Programs2002 — 2003Fremont, California
- Clarify (Acquired by Nortel Networks Corp)Several - Director of Strategic Sales, District Sales Manager, Manager of Sales Development1996 — 2001Silicon Valley
Education
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Skills & more
Relationship BuildingLeadership49Strategy76Management29Strategic Planning8Team Leadership9Mentoring7Board Governance1Community Development1Community EngagementExecutive CoachingGlobal Talent Acquisition
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Talent AcquisitionNetworkingTeam BuildingTalent ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsThought LeadershipCoachingStrategic PartnershipsCRMCloud ComputingSales ManagementLanguages Spanish
- Hudson LifeForward Program — Sapphire Ventures
From Elizabeth's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo57
Brent FellowsVice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo VenturesMax DavisSenior Accountant at HeavybitRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)David GorceyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpDaniel HeddenPartner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sapphire71
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesJai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Mohr Davidow Ventures25
Rohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesKate FryCFO at Moment Ventures, LlcJaime FelixCFO at AudaciousPeter FairManaging Director at Golub Growth
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Also worked at Nike59
Cack WilhelmInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sean BruichChief Technology Officer at Flare Capital PartnersShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcArjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesNikhil SoaresAdvisor - Supply Chain at Augment VenturesLauren RinkeyVenture Partner at Springdale Ventures
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Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures
Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Adam Liu
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Aditya Reddy
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Adrian Kania
Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Andrea Scholz
Senior Executive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
Andreas Weiskam
Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investments