Julie Hanna
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures
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.
Education
BS
1982 - 1986