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About
Sarah Nelson joined Playground Global in 2025, where she handles fund financial reporting and supports audit and tax compliance. She previously worked at Deloitte in their investment management tax practice, focusing on tax compliance for venture capital clients. She holds a BS in Accounting and Information Systems from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Experience
- Playground GlobalSenior Fund Accountantcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- DeloitteSenior Tax Consultant2024 — 2025
- DeloitteTax Consultant2023 — 2024San Jose, California, United States
- DeloitteBusiness Tax Services Intern2021San Jose, California, United States
- OWN IT SummitAssistant Director Of Finance2020 — 2021Santa Clara County, California, United States
- DeloitteTax, Audit & Assurance Intern2020San Jose
- Santa Clara Community Action ProgramBudget Manager2019 — 2020
- Santa Clara UniversityNotetaker for the Office of Accessible Education2019 — 2020
- Lamorinda Youth Association (LMYA)Volleyball Coach & Mentor2016 — 2018
Education
- Santa Clara UniversityBachelor's Degree, Accounting and Information Systems2018 — 2022
- Acalanes High School2014 — 2018
Skills & more
Venture CapitalGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)Partnership TaxationJournal Entries (Accounting)Fund of Funds (FOF)Statistical Data AnalysisNumPyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeGoogle WorkspaceSQLAdobe Illustrator
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Adobe PhotoshopPython (Programming Language)Pandas (Software)From Sarah's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Santa Clara University113
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Deloitte1,040
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Santa Clara University25
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupThomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalVP of Finance and Information SystemsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesAarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
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Colleagues at Playground Global
Andy Rubin
Managing Partner at Playground Global
Angela Lin
Executive Assistant at Playground Global
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Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Benjamin Kim
Partner at Playground Global
Brian Burton
Investor at Playground Global
Bruce Leak
General Partner at Playground Global
Caroline Little
Director Government Affairs at Playground Global
Chika Nakasu
Executive Manager at Playground Global