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Aaron Hurst

CEO, Bestselling Author, & Movement Builder. Founder Taproot Foundation, Imperative, & Board.Dev

Seattle, Washington

Investor
Founder
CEO
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Thought Leadership
Fundraising
Board Leadership
Strategic Planning
Published Author
Public Speaking
Online Journalism
Entrepreneurship
Nonprofit Leadership
Nonprofit Consulting
Product Development
Marketing Strategy
Organizational Development
Pro Bono
Non-profits
Leadership
Nonprofits
Strategy
Management
Marketing

Education

Work Experience

Board.Dev

2023

  • Co-Founder & Executive Chair

    2023

    Board.Dev is a movement to increase effective tech representation on nonprofit boards so that all organizations can responsibly and fully leverage the power of technology to transform lives, communities, and society.

Almabrands

2023

  • Executive Committee Member

    2023

    Joint venture with AlmaBrands to create the purpose transformation company for Latin America. We provide leading employers with the training, research, design, and consulting services to transform lives, teams, and organizations. Offices in Mexico and Chile.

Imperative

2013 - 2023

  • Founder & Senior Advisor

    2022 - 2023

    Venture-backed B Corp that connects people to their purpose and each other on a massive scale. Acquired in 2024 by Chronus.

  • CEO & Founder

    2013 - 2022

Taproot Foundation

2001 - 2014

  • Founder & Senior Advisor

    2013 - 2014

  • President & Founder

    2001 - 2013

    In 2001 Aaron Hurst founded the Taproot Foundation, engaging tens of thousands of professionals' in pro bono service. Over the course of a dozen years he developed a $15 billion market for pro bono services and expanded the market around the world.

iSyndicate

1999 - 2002

  • Director, Product Management

    1999 - 2002

iOwn

1997 - 1999

  • Product Manager

    1997 - 1999