Experience
- SalesforceChief Ethical and Humane Use Officer & EVP, Productcurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hachette Book GroupAuthor, Manage the Machine: How to Harness Human-AI Collaboration at Work (Coming Sep 15, 2026)current2026 β present
- Capture6Board Directorcurrent2023 β present
- Rebalance CapitalMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 β present
- Us Department Of CommerceMember, National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)current2022 β present
- PymwymicSupervisory Board (Board of Directors)2017 β 2019
- Omidyar NetworkVice President, Global Lead - Tech and Society Solutions Lab2017 β 2018
- Omidyar NetworkVice President, Global Lead for Impact Investing2011 β 2017
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessSocial Impact Fellow2015 β 2016
- U.S. National Advisory Board on Impact InvestingExecutive (Executive Director)2013 β 2014
- Mills CollegeFaculty2009
- UC BerkeleyFaculty2008 β 2009
- International Museum of WomenDirector and Founder, Imagining Ourselves2002 β 2007
Education
- Harvard UniversityPhD, Dissertation on how unorthodox ideas become mainstream
- Princeton UniversityMasters, Public Affairs; International Development. Nomura Public Affairs Fellow
- UC BerkeleyB.A, Political Economy
Skills & more
Strategy52Leadership29Public Speaking6Strategic Planning3Board Advisory Services1Board level experience1Program Management33Entrepreneurship27Social Entrepreneurship23Public Policy12Marketing5Program Evaluation6
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
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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Also attended Princeton University444
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hachette Book Group1
Also worked at Pymwymic2
Also worked at Omidyar Network35
Shripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesSara EshelmanGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesJalak JobanputraFounder and Managing Partner at Future Perfect VenturesAmeya UpadhyayGeneral Partner at Flourish VenturesArjuna CostaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesEmmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures
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Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business59
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context VenturesSebastian KreisVenture Partner & IC Member at ATTOM CAPITALRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesMatthew StepkaManaging Partner at Machina Ventures
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Operating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Katie Passalacqua
Head of Finance at EMERGENT VENTURES
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CEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Head of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURES




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