People Operations - Hired, trained, & managed 2 full-time Executive Assistants & 1 Office Manager - Collaborated with colleagues to create first internal team focused on carrying out various DEI initiatives- Onboarded new Pear employees & over 125 new portfolio companies, ensuring each individual and team was set up for success - Oversaw workplace strategy & design, optimizing for a safe environment that fostered creativity, collaboration, & inclusivity- Actively sourced candidates on behalf of our portfolio companies, resulting in two full-time PM hires, two internships & six consultant hires - Aggregated internal list of trusted consultants & contractors in various domains accessible to internal team and portfolio founders - Created bi-monthly lists for our portfolio companies of vetted professionals seeking new jobs (1000+ candidates sent out since 2018) Program Management, Pear Accelerator- Co-led the annual Pear Accelerator program for five years, overseeing & executing all operational elements from start to finish- Strategically built out program curriculum & calendar including educational workshops, social events, mentor office hours, and Demo Day- Led all communication to founders throughout program & provided ongoing support to teams as they navigated through challenges - Recruited and fostered community of external founder mentors, acting as primary point of contact from the Pear teamCommunity Building - Led & executed 100+ events annually end to end, spanning from small dinners to large scale productions (like Pear Demo Day & Annual LP Meeting) which are attended by 1,500+ attendees - Started fund’s monthly newsletter, providing fund activity updates to 4K+ people - Formed & managed partnerships with service providers who cumulatively offered our portfolio companies $250K worth of resources - Increased Pear sponsorship from corporate partners by 94% since 2017 - Oversaw move & buildout of two new Pear offices in SF and Menlo Park