Ellie Hinken
InvestorChief Marketing Officer at Khosla Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Ellie Hinken is CMO at Khosla Ventures, leading brand, executive visibility, and external presence while supporting portfolio companies on communications. She previously headed communications at Airtable and spent seven years at Google and YouTube, including leading executive communications for CEO Susan Wojcicki.
Experience
- Khosla VenturesChief Marketing Officercurrent2026 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- AirtableHead of Communications2024 β 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- AirtableDirector of Corporate Communications2023 β 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- AirtableDirector of Executive Communications2021 β 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- YouTubeExecutive Communications for the CEO2017 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- YouTubeStrategic Partnerships2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area & London, UK
- GoogleMarketing Partnerships2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Gates Foundation (MAL-ED Global Research Study)Research Analyst2010 β 2014
- Teach for AmericaMiddle School English Teacher2011 β 2013Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education
- University of Virginia
Skills & more
Charter Schools1Teaching9Public Health2Elementary Education2Fundraising4Event Planning3Program Evaluation2International HealthInternational Human RightsHuman BiologyNew Business DevelopmentStrategic Partnerships
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Educational TechnologyYouTubeFrom Ellie's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia316
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Airtable19
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersMax GazorInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersSam WerboffHead of Digital Native Enterprise GTM, Anthropic at EMERGENT VENTURESAkshay NathanEngineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersDaniel WuInvestor at Griffin Gaming Partners
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Also worked at YouTube43
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel PartnersBing ChenExecutive Office at Gold House Ventures
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Also worked at Google945
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Also worked at Teach for America54
CaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesChelcie TaylorInvestor at GGV CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXHeather StevensonGeneral Counsel at Red Cell IncubationJulia StiglitzPreviously Partner, GSV Ventures at GSV Ventures
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