Rachel Sheinbein, CMEA: Women’s Collaborative Style can Succeed in Venture Capital

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Rachel Sheinbein Principal Energy and Materials team CMEA Capital. She is a board member for Solaria, Danotek Motion, and Arcadia Biosciences and an observer for Reel Solar and Contour Energy. Before CMEA, Rachel was a consultant for start-ups in the areas of bio-plastics, solar and water. For 9 years prior, Rachel worked at Intel, in wastewater systems, Environmental Health & Safety, and Supply Chain Strategy. Rachel is the President of the board of Expanding Your Horizons Network, a non-profit that encourages girls in math, science, engineering and technology. In addition, Rachel volunteers in various roles for Astia, the California Clean Tech Open and ImagineH2O. Rachel holds a Chemical Engineering degree with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel was also a sponsored fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she received an MBA and a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a focus on operations and supply chain. You can find Rachel @ CMEA blog & on Twitter: @RachelSheinbein

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Mark Suster, GRP Partners: Women and Venture: It’s a Numbers Game!

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Video interview with Mark Suster, Partner at GRP Partners.  Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com. He focuses on early-stage technology companies. You can find Mark @ his blog Both Sides of the Table & on Twitter @msuster

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