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Katherine August-dewilde

Board of Directors at Newfront

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Katherine August-deWilde is a highly accomplished Corporate Board Member based in San Francisco, California with a strong background in finance, governance, strategic planning, and sales. She currently serves on the boards of companies like Sunrun, Eventbrite, and Newfront, bringing her expertise in compensation, governance, and leadership to drive strategic growth and success. August-deWilde's career highlights include serving as Vice Chair and Board Member at First Republic Bank and holding board positions at notable organizations such as Tipping Point Community and Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Her extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, executive management, and entrepreneurship has made her a respected figure in the business world.

Work Experience 

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committee (Chair), Nominating and Governance Committee

    2016 - Current

Sunrun provides residential solar electricity, storage solutions, and clean energy services to homeowners.

Raised $4,879,461,000.00 from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and SunShot Initiative fund.

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committe (Chair), Nominating and Governance and Audit Committees

    2016

Eventbrite develops an online platform that lets users find and create events.

Raised $557,250,000.00 from Francisco Partners.

  • Board of Directors

    2024

Newfront is an insurance company that provides risk control, risk analytics, and benchmarking claims advocacy.

Raised $310,000,000.00 from Y Combinator, Bloomberg Beta, Altai Ventures, Susa Ventures, B Capital, Vetamer, Founders Fund, Tony Xu, PruVen Capital and Stack Capital.

  • Board of Directors

    2020

Tipping Point fights poverty by finding and funding the most promising non-profits in the Bay Area.

Raised $12,000,000.00 from Visa Foundation.

  • Board of Directors

    2022

SF Housing Accelerator is an innovative public-private partnership with the local foundations and private institutions.

Raised $3,718,258.00 from Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

  • Board of Directors

    2019 - 2024

OpenGov is a digital cloud software provider that helps local governments and state agencies run government operations.

Raised $178,000,000.00 from Alumni Ventures, Cox Enterprises, Alumni Ventures, Castor Ventures and Lauder Partners.

  • Vice Chair and Board Member

    2016 - 2023

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committee (Chair)

    2013 - 2022

  • Board of Directors, Governance, Compensation and Audit Committees

    2014 - 2019

Equilar, an information services firm, provides a suite of databases, search tools, and research services for making compensation decisions.

  • Advisory Council Member

    2013 - 2019

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