Linda Yates
Accomplished Venture Capital Executive Linda Yates
Linda Yates is an experienced venture capital entrepreneur, accomplished chief executive officer, and award-winning author based in Portola Valley, California. Throughout her career in business leadership, Linda Yates has developed global strategy and effectively managed growth and innovation at Silicon Valley and Global 1000 startups and corporations. She is the author of The Unicorn Within - How Companies Can Create Game Changing Ventures at Startup Speed. Published through Harvard Business Review Press, the global best seller earned several accolades, such as ranking as a Forbes Top 10 Business Book and Harvard Top 40 Business Book. It was also added to the New Classics List and numbered among Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Pink’s 7 Startup Books That Every Entrepreneur Should Read.
In addition to her extensive global business leadership activities, Ms. Yates is an active philanthropist. She is a longtime education advocate, particularly in the field of experience-based learning. She co-founded the 21st Century Education Demonstration Lab School. A board member for Conservation Ambassadors, she has also contributed to various wildlife advocacy and conservation groups.
Linda Yates studied international relations and comparative politics at Stanford University, graduating with a master of arts. She also holds a foreign affairs degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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