Julia Stiglitz is a seasoned edtech entrepreneur and investor with a passion for building and supporting mission-driven organizations and teams. Before founding her startup, she served as a Partner at GSV Ventures, a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage companies in education and the future of work. She was also one of the first leadership hires at Coursera, where she helped the company grow to over 40 million learners and from pre-business model to $XXXM in revenue. During her tenure at Coursera, she held various positions, including Vice President of Enterprise, where she was responsible for growing the enterprise business from concept to over 1400 companies, including over 60 Fortune 500 companies, with on the ground operations in the US, Europe, and India. Julia also pioneered Coursera’s Industry Content Partnerships and started the Coursera for Refugee Program, which has reached over ten thousand refugees to date.

Before joining Coursera, Julia managed the Google Apps for Education team, where she grew its user base to over 18 million active students, faculty, and staff and 70% of the top 100 US universities. She started as a fourth-grade teacher in East San Jose through Teach For America and went on to lead professional development for TFA in the Bay Area.

Julia holds a BA from Pomona College, an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an MA in Education from Stanford University. She sits on the boards of Outlier.org, Team4Tech, and Rocketship Public Schools, and is a member of McKinsey's Consortium on the Advancement of Adult Learning and Development (CAALD).