About
Co-founder and CEO of Outlines Venture Group and co-founder of Moz and brettapproved. A global thought leader in diversity venture capital and gender-lens investing, board director and advisor across four continents, tech advisor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and founder/co-host of the CEOcoach Podcast.
Experience
- Mastersfund™Managing Director, Mastersfund™current2018 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2019 — present
- EBRDGlobal Business Advisorcurrent2018 — presentGlobal
- Public SpeakerKeynote Speakercurrent2000 — present~50 countries
- TravelLocalBoard Advisorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, UK
- Green Global IT Solutions ConsultingBoard Advisorcurrent2017 — presentDanang, Vietnam
- Outlines Venture GroupCEOcurrent2013 — presentSeattle, WA
- SYNQY CorporationBoard Director2017 — 2023Pleasant Hill, CA
- MetrollaBoard Director2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- Soro Software, Inc.Board Director2017 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
- WMR.FM Podcast NetworkCo-host VC Confidential and CEO Coach podcasts2009 — 2022100's of broadcasts around the world
- trip.me (TET Travel Expert Tech GmbH)Board Advisor2015 — 2021Berlin, Germany
- World Affairs CouncilMember Board Of Directors2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
- brettapprovedBoard Chair2016 — 2020Phoenix, Arizona Area
- German Marshall Fund of the United StatesAdvisor to the German Marshall Fund's Cohort of YTILI Companies2017 — 2019Washington D.C.
- YakitAdvisor2017 — 2019Sunnyvale, CA
- Spiral GeneticsBoard Advisor2011 — 2017Seattle, WA
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationTech Advisor2013 — 2016Seattle, WA
- MOZ, Inc.Founding President2006 — 2012Seattle, WA
- Outlines West, Inc.President & CEO1981 — 2005Seattle, WA
Education
- Columbia University1972 — 1976
- Barnard College1972 — 1976
- Fiorello H. La Guardia HS of Music & Art and the Performing Arts
- PS 167
- Barnard College
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy49Public Speaking46SEM99Online Marketing99SEO99Start-ups99Social Media Marketing67Digital Marketing68Online Advertising61Business Development40Blogging33
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Social MediaMarketingE-commerceAnalyticsMarketing StrategyMobile MarketingDigital StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementWeb AnalyticsFrom Gillian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University498
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also attended Barnard College28
Yusill ScribnerInvestments at Impact America FundMadeline MinshewInvestor at True VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersHayley SteinChief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI VenturesEva YazhariManaging Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mastersfund™6
Also worked at TravelLocal1
Colleagues at Sybilla Masters
Anne Kennedy
Managing Director at Sybilla Masters
Carlee Price
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Janis Dubno
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Karen T. Cone
Venture Partner at Sybilla Masters
Lakshmi Reddy
Investor at Sybilla Masters
Maureen Gilbert
Principal Partner at Sybilla Masters
Petr Johanes, PhD
Advisor at Sybilla Masters
Richard Swart, PhD
Family Office Advisor & Impact Investor at Sybilla Masters























