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Rachel Williams

Investor

Senior Advisor, HR & Culture at Norwest Venture Partners · BBFI Venture Scout at Zeal Capital Partners · Advisor at Burst Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

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494 people in our graph share verified history with Rachel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dana OshirounlockedRachel: together at University of California, Berkeley (2024)
×2Rachel: together at Google
×2Rachel: together at Norwest
×4Rachel: together at Yelp

About

HR leader and Chief Diversity Officer at Motley Fool, X, the Moonshot Factory, and StubHub, and former Head of Recruiting at Yelp and Clearslide. UC Berkeley graduate.

Experience

  1. University of California, BerkeleyAcademic Lecturercurrent2024 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  2. Zeal Capital PartnersBBFI Venture Scoutcurrent2025 — presentSF Bay Area
  3. Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — present
  4. Norwest Venture PartnersSenior Advisor, HR & Culturecurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Burst CapitalAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. The Motley FoolChief Diversity and Inclusion Officer2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Pay TheorySenior Human Resources Advisor2021 — 2024Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  8. Zeal Capital PartnersOperating Partner2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GoogleHead of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Google X2020 — 2021
  10. GoogleHead of Talent Acquisition - Google X2019 — 2020SF Bay Area
  11. StubHubGlobal Head of Diversity & Inclusion2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. StubHubHead of Global Diversity and Inclusion2017 — 2019
  13. YelpHead of Corporate Recruiting, Diversity & Inclusion2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  14. ClearSlide, Inc.Talent Acquisition Manager2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  15. SolarCitySr. Sales Recruiter2012 — 2013San Mateo, CA
  16. The Pacific FirmPractice Director2011 — 2012Berkeley, CA
  17. Yelp.comRecruiting Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco, CA
  18. Peet's Coffee & TeaCorporate Recruiter2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Pacific FirmPractice Leader2005 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Employee Resource Groups (ERG)Management ReviewHR PoliciesAudit ManagementYelpOrganizational TalentCEOsRecruitment Process Re-engineeringComputer SimulationsCurriculumStrategic Recruitment PlanningNew Hire Orientations
+12 moreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingOrganizational StrategyReconciling ReportsDiversity MarketingDiversity and InclusionHigh Performance CulturesHR BudgetingInternal ResourcingProgram OversightInclusive LeadershipRelationship BuildingLeadership Accountability

Languages French

  • Leader As Coach — eBay
  • Workplace Harrassment — Emtrain

From Rachel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners

Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Chris Sondej
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
David Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Dror Nahumi
Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Edward Yip
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rachel Williams?
HR leader and Chief Diversity Officer at Motley Fool, X, the Moonshot Factory, and StubHub, and former Head of Recruiting at Yelp and Clearslide. UC Berkeley graduate.
Where does Rachel Williams work?
Rachel Williams is Senior Advisor, HR & Culture at Norwest Venture Partners.
Where did Rachel Williams go to school?
Rachel Williams studied at Wharton Executive Education (Chief Human Resources Officer Program); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Psychology); Crystal Springs Uplands School.

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Also attended Wharton Executive Education52

Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesTracy PooleInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcMitty ChangChief Growth Officer & Operating Partner at Sora VenturesLaura HiltyVenture Partner at Excelerate Health VenturesMark DeSantisAdvisor at Cybernetix Ventures

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Also attended Crystal Springs Uplands School17

Bayan AlizadehPartner at S32Sophie RobinsonSenior Associate at Cure VenturesVivian LuInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesTory PattersonCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesYina LiDesigner at Reach CapitalGeorge BischofPartner at Meritech Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard Business Review34

Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcJohn ColemanCo-CEO and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital VentureMeaghan GamboaAssociate, Investments at Acumen AmericaJonathan BermanBoard Member at Factor[e] VenturesEran GiladManaging Partner at Scopus Ventures Management, Llc

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Also worked at Pay Theory2

Andy WillGeneral Partner at Motivate Venture CapitalJoe MiramontiFounder at Pay Theory

Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also worked at StubHub24

Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesCamila Sgai FrancoProduct Fellow at Mighty CapitalZach KhazzamInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersAllison OrzellSenior Executive Assistant at Owl VenturesSukriti ChadhaInvestor at NZVC

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