About
Repeat B2B founder and CEO with over 25 years of experience. She was VP of Marketing at Netezza through its 2007 IPO, founded CloudSwitch (acquired by Verizon in 2011) and ClearSky Data (acquired by AWS in 2019), served as a GM at AWS, and most recently founded Causely, a causal AI platform for DevOps.
Experience
- Glasswing VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2025 β presentGreater Boston
- AllegionIndependent Board Membercurrent2023 β present
- PEF CommunityChapter Leadcurrent2024 β presentGreater Boston
- Pillar VCPillar VC Founding Pillarcurrent2016 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- CauselyFounder & CEO2022 β 2024
- Chase CorporationIndependent Board Member2022 β 2023
- Corvus InsuranceIndependent Board Member2019 β 2023
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)GM, AWS Storage Gateway and DataSync Services2020 β 2021
- ClearSky DataCEO & Co-founder2014 β 2019Greater Boston Area
- AdvisorAdvisor & Mentor2012 β 2013
- VerizonVP, Cloud Products2011 β 2012Greater Boston Area
- CloudSwitchFounding CEO & VP Products2008 β 2011
- NetezzaVP Marketing2001 β 2008
- WheelhouseVP Marketing2000 β 2001
- Manna, IncFounder & VP Marketing1997 β 2000
- Booz Allen HamiltonAssociate1991 β 1993
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1993 β 1995
- Harvard UniversityBA, Social Studies1986 β 1990
Skills & more
Cloud Computing99Big Data11SaaS38Go-to-market Strategy58Start-ups85Enterprise Software67Product Management26Sales Enablement3Demand Generation1Product Marketing43Storage6Business Alliances5
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ScalabilityPartner ManagementAnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalAgile MethodologiesProfessional ServicesMarketing AutomationPaaSVirtualizationSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Ellen's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Harvard University1,171
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at PEF Community58
Eran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeNitay JoffeInvestor at Verissimo VenturesBob MasonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon VenturesDan ReichVenture Partner at Red Sea Ventures
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Also worked at Corvus Insurance6
Also worked at Verizon42
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family VenturesDanny KleinGrowth Partner at JLL Spark Global VenturesAmelia HayInvestor at AgeTech CapitalJudah DiamentInvestor at Maccabee Ventures
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Colleagues at Glasswing Ventures
Ali Mahmoud
Principal at Glasswing Ventures
Ben Cary
Controller and Operations Director at Glasswing Ventures
Brittany Hernandez
Operations Manager at Glasswing Ventures
Carson Ortolani
Analyst at Glasswing Ventures
James Massaquoi
Senior Investment Associate at Glasswing Ventures
Jessica Mullins Camburn
Chief Financial Officer at Glasswing Ventures
Kleida Martiro
Managing Director at Glasswing Ventures
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