About
Shelly Porges is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond The Billion, initially launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, a global consortium of venture funds committed to investing in women-founded companies; in its first two years, the consortium's fund partners invested over $638 million in nearly 800 such companies. Her board and advisory roles include over a decade as President of the North American Jury for the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards, board membership at the Financial Alliance for Women, and advisory positions with Mindshift Capital, Different Funds, and Global InvestHer. She has also served as a Senior Advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton and was named to the Forbes 50>50 list in Investment.
Experience
- Various including W20, Cartier Women's Initiative Community, Women in Foreign Policy GroupPrivate Investor, Advisor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Beyond The Billion® (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women®)Co-Founder and Managing Partner2018 — 2026Washington, DC
- Reservoir Q Global LLCFounder & Managing Director2015 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Entrepreneurs For HillaryCo-Founder2015 — 2016United States
- Ready for HillaryNational Finance Co-Chair2013 — 2015Washington D.C.
- U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor, Global Entrepreneurship Program2011 — 2013
- U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor, Global Women's Business Initiative2010 — 2011
- Count Me In for Women's Economic IndependenceChair, Board of Directors2006 — 2010
- Global Payments Experts LLCCo-Founder and Managing Partner2003 — 2005
- Scudder Weisel CapitalCo-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Third Age MediaCo-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- Bank of AmericaChief Marketing Officer-Retail Product Management and Marketing1987 — 1990San Francisco Bay Area
- American ExpressSenior Vice President Marketing1985 — 1987Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education
- Cornell UniversityMPS, Hotel and Restaurant Administration1974 — 1977
- Cornell UniversityBS, Psychology1970 — 1974
Skills & more
Strategic Planning99Strategy61Public Speaking31Management51Leadership27Capacity Building10Entrepreneurship99Marketing Strategy99International Relations65Product Management27Politics42International Development48
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Policy AnalysisDirect MarketingStart-upsBusiness StrategyNonprofitsPublic RelationsForeign PolicyMarketingGovernmentNGOsSpanishLeadership DevelopmentLanguages English · French · German · Hebrew · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
From Shelly's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mindshift Capital
Barbara Baumgartner
Investment Committee at Mindshift Capital
Daphne Kis
Director, WorldQuant University at Mindshift Capital
Heather Henyon
Founding General Partner at Mindshift Capital
Joumana Jallad
Investment Committee at Mindshift Capital
Katherine Kirsch
Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital
Marcia Dawood
Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital
Najla Al-Midfa
CEO, Sheraa at Mindshift Capital
Rebecca Hall
Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Shelly Porges work?
- Shelly Porges is Partner, The Billion Dollar Fund for Women at Mindshift Capital.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at Beyond The Billion® (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women®)1
Also worked at U.S. Department of State124
Bijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Global Payments Experts LLC4
Also worked at Bank of America243
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionWilliam QuistGP at Slow VenturesAdrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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