Highlights by Year

2021
Climate Tech Innovation Program

In partnership with NYSERDA and Cornell, we launched a new Diversity in Climate Tech initiative at Chloe Capital to support women-led solutions to climate change.

New York Clean Transportation Prizes

As part of my Innovation Advisor role at NYSERDA, I helped launch the New York Clean Transportation Prizes, an $85 Million program to electrify transport and reduce emissions with a focus on Environmental Justice and disadvantaged communities.

2020
Wall Street Journal feature

Our Black Women Talk Tech report was covered by The Wall Street Journal. I’m proud to say my work has also been covered by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes and numerous other national publications.

New Venture Capital Fellowship Program

We launched a fellowship program at Chloe Capital to help the next generation of diverse investors identify career paths, connect with industry leaders and build relationships with decision makers.

Black Women Talk Tech report

In partnership with NYSERDA, I sponsored and co-authored this report highlighting the investment opportunity in an emerging wave of tech companies founded by Black women. (I also co-authored “Gender Lens Investing: A Primer for College and University Endowments” with the International Endowments Network.

2019
Ecosystem Builder Award

Upstate Venture Connect recognized my years of community building with the David M. Ahlers Master Ecosystem Builder Award. Other awards I’ve been honored to receive include the Community Catalyst Nomination from Upstate Venture Connect, the Signs of Sustainability Award from Sustainable Tompkins, the B Corp Supply Chain Award, and the New Star Synergy Award from NYSAE.

Appointment to NY Climate Action Council

As a result of my experience in climate leadership and technology, I was appointed by Empire State Development CEO, Eric Gertler, to this board, which is responsible for implementing effective climate policy under New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

$1.25 Million Deployed with ECMC Foundation

Together with this national foundation, Chloe Capital invested $1.25 million in women-led startups at the forefront of education innovation and helped those companies raise over $10 million in additional funding.

#Invest In Women Tour

Chloe Capital launched a series of events across the U.S. aimed at raising capital for women founders and boosting the strength of their professional networks.

2018

Entrepreneurship Instructor for the NSF

Through the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps, I help academic researchers evaluate and launch commercial opportunities for their work in climate tech, food science and other high value industries.

Advising on Innovation and Investing at NYSERDA

The NY State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a public-benefit corporation that promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency. I began serving as an Innovation Advisor to NYSERDA in 2018 and helped establish its Investment Advisory Board the following year.

2017

Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell University

As an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Center for Regional Economic Advancement at Cornell, I provide mentorship and instruction for startups in clean energy, food and agriculture, and deep tech.

Investing in Women

Recognizing the lack of women in technology investing and leadership, I co-founded an early-stage venture capital investment fund, Chloe Capital, to bring more diversity to the table.

Co-founding Women 2.0

I joined with other influential women in the industry, including Shaherose Charania and Kate Brodock, to re-launch Women 2.0, the leading media brand for women in tech. I served as COO and board director for the first three years.

Judging Tech Innovation

Over the years, I’ve participated as a judge or mentor in dozens of innovation and business challenges. This year was particularly exciting, judging climate tech innovators at NYSERDA’s 76West Clean Energy Competition and Student Startup Madness at South by Southwest.

2016

PollQ Launch

Seeing a lack of effective online polling during the 2016 election cycle, I co-founded the software startup PollQ along with Stephen Shaffer and Chirag Desai.

Singlebrook Acquisition

After a decade at the helm of Singlebrook, I oversaw the acquisition of our largest division, ending the first act of my career and freeing time for more purpose-driven work in equity and climate technology.

Guest Lecture at Columbia University

I was invited to speak at Columbia University’s business school about social impact businesses and benefit corporations. I’ve also been a guest lecturer at Cornell University’s Kessler Fellowship, Dyson School & Social Entrepreneurship Program, Barnard College of Columbia University, and the National Science Foundation.

Blackstone Launchpad at Cornell

I began mentoring founders through the Cornell hub of this national program that “makes entrepreneurship accessible and relevant for all college students, regardless of their background, starting point, or future plans.”

2014

CSRWire Board of Directors

CSRWire is a leading news source for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Other boards on which I’ve served include: Impact Makers, BAX, ConvergeUS, StartFast Code, NY Society of Association Executives, Local First Ithaca, Barnard & Columbia Club of CNY, and Ithaca Venture Community.

2012

Benefit Corporations Policy Work for Benefit Corporations

I was given the B Corp Policy Champion Award for advocacy work that helped pass benefit corporation legislation in New York State. The legislation recognizes the legitimacy of this new corporate structure, allowing businesses to have a triple bottom line that balances community and environmental impact alongside profit.

2009

Mentoring Other Founders

Through organizations like Launch NY, NEXUS-NY, StartFast and many others, I discovered my passion for sharing what I learned about running a tech business. I developed a routine of at least one mentoring call a day, which has allowed me to work with literally hundreds of aspiring founders to date.

2006

My Breakthrough: First Tech Company

Following a move to Ithaca, New York, I co-founded Singlebrook. As CEO, I led the growth of the company for the next decade. Along the way we became the first Certified B Corporation in New York and served Fortune 500 clients, Ivy League universities, startups and nonprofits like the Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund.

2002

Someday Productions

After a brief period in film production, I launched a business producing corporate events and conferences in New York City during the height of the dot-com boom.

2000

Diverse Business Experience

I was fortunate to spend three years working under the inventors, Marc and Francine Segan, learning about product licensing, development, manufacturing and marketing. During this decade after graduation, I also worked jobs in finance, event production, advertising and insurance.

1999

My First Company

Within two years of graduating I co-founded Night & Day Productions, a theater and publishing company, with Megan Kelly. Plus, I began to glimpse creative business opportunities in other industries.

1997

Columbia University Graduation

Studying theater at Columbia’s Barnard College introduced me to the scrappy side of New York City’s show business.

Companies

Chloe Capital
PollQ
Women 2.0
Singlebrook
Someday Productions
Night & Day Productions

Awards

Upstate Venture Connect Master Ecosystem Builder Award

Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Nomination

Upstate Venture Connect Ecosystem Champion Nomination

Sustainable Tompkins Signs of Sustainability Award

B Corp Policy Champion Award

B Corp Supply Chain Award

NYSAE New Star Synergy Award

ReBusiness Chamber Challenge Award

Research

The New Face of a Founder (NYSERDA, Black Women Talk Tech, Samsung, Surdna, 2020), co-author and sponsor

Gender Lens Investing: A Primer for College and University Endowments (Intentional Endowments, 2020), co-author

Tracking Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Debt with a Gender Lens (Wharton Social Impact Initiative, 2020), participant

The Untapped Potential of Women-led Funds (Women in VC, 2021), participant

Guest Lecturers & Speaking

Cornell University Kessler Fellowship

Cornell University Dyson School

Cornell University Social Entrepreneurship Program

Columbia Business School

Barnard College of Columbia University

Binghamton University

National Science Foundation

Ignite Talks

SXSW

TechWeek

Columbia University Social Enterprise Conference

Entrepreneurship @ Cornell Celebration

Women Tech Founders

Funding Post

We Live NY Summit at Cornell University

NY Society of Association Executives

Sustainatopia

Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute

Upstate Capital

RocGrowth

Mentorship

National Science Foundation, Innovation Corps

Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University

NYSERDA

76West

Student Startup Madness at SXSW

StartFast

Launch NY

NEXUS-NY

Southern Tier Startup Alliance

Blackstone Launchpad, Cornell

Startup Weekend

3Day Startup, Cornell

KAUST Program at Cornell

Media Ideation Fellowship

Women Innovate Mobile

NY State Business Plan Competition

Rev Ithaca Startup Works

Columbia Venture Competition

Cornell Big Idea Competition

ACARA Challenge at Cornell

Ithaca College Business Plan Competition

Cornell Startup Weekend

Cornell Business Impact Symposium

Women Innovate Mobile Accelerator

Cornell Impact Investing Competition

Networks

Upstate Venture Connect

Social Venture Circle

B Corps

UNY50

Upstate Capital

YEC

SERGE

Ithaca Venture Community (founder)

Barnard & Columbia Club of CNY (founder)

Women in Tech Meetup - CNY (founder)