Limited Partner

• Dec 2021 - Present

How Women Invest is an early stage venture firm, and sister entity to How Women Lead, a professional network of over 14,000 women. We see that female founders are a force to be reckoned with and are part of an untapped venture capital landscape. We will invest in U.S. based, female-led and female-majority owned companies in most industry sectors. With 40% of companies founded by women, generating 26% greater returns, and yet only 2% of venture backing, How Women Invest focuses at the intersection of this opportunity to create ecosystem change. To learn more about the firm: www.howwomeninvest.com and info@howwomeninvest.com. Show less

General Counsel

• May 2021 - Nov 2022

Executive team member responsible for the management and direction of the legal and compliance function (including building the legal function from scratch) of Plastiq, a B2B payments platform; as of August 2022, responsible for management and direction of the people function. Executive team member responsible for the management and direction of the legal and compliance function (including building the legal function from scratch) of Plastiq, a B2B payments platform; as of August 2022, responsible for management and direction of the people function.

VP Legal, Deputy General Counsel

• Jul 2020 - May 2021

Member of the senior leadership team and responsible for a broad range of corporate and compliance matters across the global business, including:- legal aspects of PD’s successful IPO in April 2019; - corporate governance and securities compliance;- financing and M&A transactions; executive compensation, equity programs and stock administration; - legal aspects of PagerDuty.org (PagerDuty’s charitable and corporate responsibility efforts), including the funding of the 1% Pledge upon IPO- HR/employment issues; - marketing/PR matters; and- real estate, facilities and insurance programs. Show less

VP Legal, Corporate and Securities

• Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

Vice President, Associate General Counsel

• May 2017 - Dec 2018

Reporting to the General Counsel, was responsible for a broad range of corporate, marketing and privacy legal matters, providing our business teams around the globe with advice and support in the following areas: - Corporate governance and board approvals and materials; - SEC and NYSE reporting and compliance; - Compensation and benefits, including executive compensation, equity and bonus plans;- Privacy considerations regarding customer data capture, processing, use and transfer, privacy policy, and data breach response planning and testing; - Marketing efforts, including direct marketing, social media, pricing and promotions; - Contract drafting, review and negotiation across M&A, business development, finance, licensing, marketing and product areas; and - Corporate responsibility and giving, including through the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Foundation and cause marketing efforts. Show less

Director, Associate General Counsel

• Oct 2014 - May 2017

Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, Marketing and Privacy

• Jun 2012 - Oct 2014

Attorney

• Oct 2008 - May 2012

Represented public and private companies across development stages in a broad range of corporate matters, including corporate governance and compliance, financing transactions (venture financing, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and debt offerings), mergers and acquisitions, and SEC and stock exchange compliance. Represented public and private companies across development stages in a broad range of corporate matters, including corporate governance and compliance, financing transactions (venture financing, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and debt offerings), mergers and acquisitions, and SEC and stock exchange compliance.

Attorney

• Oct 2007 - Oct 2008

Represented public companies in a range of corporate matters, including financing transactions, corporate governance, and SEC and stock exchange compliance. Represented public companies in a range of corporate matters, including financing transactions, corporate governance, and SEC and stock exchange compliance.