| Website | linkedin.com/in/e... |
| Birthplace | Madison, Wisconsin |
| University of Michigan, Bachelors of Science | 1990 |
| Psychology | |
| Stanford University, M.A. & Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Cognitive Psychology |
Ellen is Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect, working with organizations and entrepreneurs on opportunities for “networked innovation.” Additionally, she is an active angel investor and advisory board member for a number of startups.
Ellen has just concluded nine years of working with LinkedIn, including having served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, head of Corporate & Business Development, and her original role as Advisory Board member when the company was first founded.
Prior to LinkedIn, Ellen spent two years running a groundbreaking program at Stanford University, facilitating collaboration between industry partners, Silicon Valley, and the University research community by championing questions having to do with people, technology & innovation. Over her career, Ellen has held formal roles in venture capital (Softbank Venture Capital; NeoCarta Ventures; Draper Fisher Jurvetson), startups (WhoWhere, sold to Lycos; Softbook Press, sold to Gemstar), technology think tanks (Interval Research), large corporations (Apple Computer; PriceWaterhouse Coopers), and universities (Harvard University; Stanford University).
Today, Ellen focuses much of her time on the dynamics of social networks within “the enterprise”, social media and the consumer Internet, innovation ecosystems and supporting organizational models.
She has a BA from the University of Michigan, and MA/PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Stanford University.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Science Exchange | 5/13 | Series A | $3M | 10 |
| EvntLive | 2/13 | Seed | $2.3M | 7 |
| uBeam | 7/12 | Seed | $750k | 9 |
| True&Co | 5/12 | Seed | $2M | 5 |
