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Julie Hanna

Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Senior Advisor

    2018 - Current

    Formerly Google X, home of Alphabet’s moonshots

  • Venture Partner

    2018

    Obvious Ventures invests in #WorldPositive businesses that are re-imagining: - the world's energy, mobility and resources to replace scarce, contaminated and expensive with abundant, clean and accessible. - education, employment and finance to provide fair, transparent solutions which empower individuals and change the way we learn, work and live. - healthcare and wellness systems to shift from treatment to prevention, combining food as medicine with innovative healthcare systems.

  • Executive Chair of the Board

    2009

    Mission is financial inclusion for all. Kiva is the Inventor of crowdlending model and world's largest marketplace for backing small business and micro-entrepreneurs. http://www.kiva.org/about/stats

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2020

    Mozilla's Mission is to ensure a safe, free and accessible internet for all. Maker of the Firefox browser.

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2018

  • Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

    2015 - 2017

    Appointed by President Obama as Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Advisor

    2009 - 2016

    Startup studio and creator of over 125 companies with 40 IPO’s and acquisitions

  • Advisor to the CEO

    2011 - 2014

    Brand consultancy firm that advises CEO's and executives on corporate vision and strategy, culture building and customer experiences. Acquired by Hakuhodo, the world's 7th largest and Japan's 2nd ad holding company.

  • Board Member

    2008 - 2012

    Pioneer of Enterprise 2.0 social software for small and medium businesses. Acquired by PeopleFluent.

  • Founding Advisor

    2006 - 2009

    Developer of the world's first private consumer social network and web clipper bookmarklet. Strategic advisor and executive support on product, launch, go-to-market, financing and M&A transaction by Nokia in 2009.

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