Ellen Levy

Ellen Levy is an accomplished professional currently serving as the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect, a role that highlights her multifaceted engagement as a board member, advisor, and investor across various startup companies.

With a diverse background in startups, large corporations, venture capital, research institutions, and universities, Ellen consistently acts as a bridge between different sectors involved in shaping the future of technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Her areas of expertise encompass professional social networking, social productivity, and the consumerization of enterprise, along with a keen focus on evaluating, assessing, and cultivating new models for innovation within and between individuals and organizations.

A prominent aspect of Ellen's work revolves around the 'Future of Work,' emphasizing skills development, inclusive and quality education on a large scale, addressing the needs of displaced workers, and designing innovative programs to tackle significant societal challenges.

Ellen Levy's professional competencies span new technology research, strategic planning, partnerships, M&A, early-stage business plan development, and facilitating innovation within organizations by integrating new technologies and practices to drive business transformation.

Education-wise, Ellen holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from Stanford University, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, where she also pursued studies in pre-med and mechanical engineering.

Ellen has held various advisory, board, and investor roles across a spectrum of organizations, including CAIS, Walker & Dunlop, RallyPoint Networks, Inc., Arizona State University, BetterUp, Outreach, TTI Vanguard, Broadway Angels, Aumni, Zume Inc., Banjo, Instructure, Hint Inc., Omni, Foko, Jobr, RewardOps, Accompany, and H2.