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
- University of California, BerkeleyAcademic Lecturercurrent2024 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Zeal Capital PartnersBBFI Venture Scoutcurrent2025 — presentSF Bay Area
- Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — present
- Norwest Venture PartnersSenior Advisor, HR & Culturecurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Burst CapitalAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Motley FoolChief Diversity and Inclusion Officer2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Pay TheorySenior Human Resources Advisor2021 — 2024Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Zeal Capital PartnersOperating Partner2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleHead of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Google X2020 — 2021
- GoogleHead of Talent Acquisition - Google X2019 — 2020SF Bay Area
- StubHubGlobal Head of Diversity & Inclusion2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- StubHubHead of Global Diversity and Inclusion2017 — 2019
- YelpHead of Corporate Recruiting, Diversity & Inclusion2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- ClearSlide, Inc.Talent Acquisition Manager2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- SolarCitySr. Sales Recruiter2012 — 2013San Mateo, CA
- The Pacific FirmPractice Director2011 — 2012Berkeley, CA
- Yelp.comRecruiting Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco, CA
- Peet's Coffee & TeaCorporate Recruiter2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Pacific FirmPractice Leader2005 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Wharton Executive EducationChief Human Resources Officer Program
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Psychology
- Crystal Springs Uplands School
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts, PSYCHOLOGY
Skills & more
Employee Resource Groups (ERG)Management ReviewHR PoliciesAudit ManagementYelpOrganizational TalentCEOsRecruitment Process Re-engineeringComputer SimulationsCurriculumStrategic Recruitment PlanningNew Hire Orientations
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingOrganizational StrategyReconciling ReportsDiversity MarketingDiversity and InclusionHigh Performance CulturesHR BudgetingInternal ResourcingProgram OversightInclusive LeadershipRelationship BuildingLeadership AccountabilityLanguages French
- Leader As Coach — eBay
- Workplace Harrassment — Emtrain
From Rachel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Burst Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rachel Williams work?
- Rachel Williams is Advisor at Burst Capital.
Same school
Also attended Wharton Executive Education30
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 VenturesMatt CohenPrincipal at Clean Energy Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended Crystal Springs Uplands School11
Marissa Ramirez de ChanlatteFellow, Robotics & Computer Vision at Prime Movers LabSophie 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 Review20
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
+ 14 more
Also worked at Pay Theory1
Also worked at Google1,569
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-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 CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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