Ellen Pao

Ellen joined reddit in 2013 to lead strategic partnerships. From 2005 to 2012, Ellen Pao was a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a well-known venture capital firm, where she served on the boards of Flipboard, Datameer and Lehigh, and worked closely with RPX and Jive. Ellen Pao joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2005. Her primary areas of focus are in digital platform and green technologies for energy efficiency. She also works closely with KPCB China as a member of its investment committee. Prior to KPCB, Ellen held various operating roles at BEA Systems, including head of business development for products, site manager for new mobile products, and lead for new engineering efforts in India. She also served in corporate development, leading strategic projects for the CEO and M&A transactions. Prior to BEA, Ellen focused on business development and closed technology licensing deals for Tellme Networks and Microsoft's WebTV division. She also served as a consultant at MyCFO and at Danger Research, where she headed the Sidekick's first marketing requirements efforts. Before entering the tech field, Ellen was a corporate attorney for Cravath, Swaine & Moore in both its New York City and Hong Kong offices, working on deals across the Philippines, Singapore and Greater China. She provided guidance on high-yield debt offerings, M&A transactions, aircraft financings, and pro bono projects for Habitat for Humanity and Covenant House. Ellen holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a certificate from the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from Princeton University, a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also serves on the board of the Apollo Alliance and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.