Ellen Pao joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2005.Prior
to KPCB, Ellen held various operating roles at BEA, 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 d...
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Ellen Pao joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2005.
Prior
to KPCB, Ellen held various operating roles at BEA, 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.
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