About
Operating Partner for HR and strategy; currently CEO and General Partner at Good Trouble Ventures, previously a two-time public company CHRO and an HR executive at Microsoft.
Experience
- 726 CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SummerBoard of Advisorscurrent2024 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Act One VenturesVenture Fund Advisorcurrent2024 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- BetterUpStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SwedishBoard Directorcurrent2019 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- LegacySevenManaging Directorcurrent2021 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Good Trouble VenturesCo-Founder, CEO & General Partner2024 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- CNBCCNBC Workforce Executive Council2023 β 2024
- Domo, Inc.EVP & Chief People Officer2022 β 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- LivePersonChief People Officer2021 β 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftGlobal Head of Human Resources, Mixed Reality / AI Platform & Cloud Security / Identity2020 β 2021Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftHead of Global Talent Management) / HCM Product Leader2016 β 2020Greater Seattle Area
- TwitterHead of Human Resources, Global Sales & Brand Strategy2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CBS InteractiveSenior Director Human Resources2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- SonyChief Diversity Officer/Human Resources Executive2005 β 2013San Diego County, California, United States
- PepsiCoDirector Human Resources2001 β 2004Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- VerizonInternational Human Resources Director1999 β 2001Puerto Rico
- VerizonHuman Resources - various1995 β 1999Various
Education
- Texas McCombs School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Management / Marketing
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Arts (BA), Communications
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Arts - BA, Communications
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Arts - BA, Communications
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Arts - BA, Business/Corporate Communications
Skills & more
Talent Management99Talent Acquisition77Organizational Development33Employee Relations20Performance Management32Employee Engagement79Succession Planning54Leadership Development53Recruiting39Human Resources75Change Management29Workforce Planning25
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OnboardingCoachingTrainingCorporate CommunicationsOrganizational DesignTemporary PlacementPersonnel ManagementEmployee BenefitsLeadershipHRISStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages Spanish
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Colleagues at Act One Ventures
Alejandro Guerrero
General Partner at Act One Ventures
Alex Guerrero
Investor at Act One Ventures
Bob Baltera
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
David Chaiken
Operating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures
Gabriela Camilli
Associate at Act One Ventures
Israel MuΓ±oz
Principal at Act One Ventures
Jan-Christopher Nugent
Operating Partner, Sales & Marketing at Act One Ventures
Lara Brooks
Operating Partner, GTM at Act One Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Monica Pool Knox work?
- Monica Pool Knox is Operating Partner, HR & Strategy at Act One Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Texas McCombs School of Business159
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersJoel HemmertFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMadison McDonaldFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara224
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Summer4
Also worked at Microsoft1,070
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Sony7
Alice KoInvestment Partner at Joyance PartnersRachna LatherDirector, Commercial Go-to-Market Strategy at JumpStart VenturesChika NakasuExecutive Manager at Playground GlobalEdmundo CasasGenAI Expert at 30N VenturesNorman ChangSenior Director / εη at UMC CapitalDanilo MatsunagaInvestor at TM3 Capital
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Also worked at Verizon50
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESJami HuntManaging Partner at Alpha EdisonTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family VenturesNewth MorrisManaging Director at Ankona Capital
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