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Joanna Rees

Managing Partner at West

San Francisco, California

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Skills

Fundraising
Community Outreach
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Investments
Strategy
Social Media
Board of Directors
Venture Capital
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Event Management
Marketing Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Mentoring
Business Planning
Non-profits
Grants
Executive Management
Management Consulting

Education

Work Experience

West Global

2023

  • Executive Chairman

    2023

2015

  • Member Board of Directors - Leadership Development and Compensation Committee Chair

    2015

    FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading analytics software company, helping businesses in 90+ countries make better decisions that drive higher levels of growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. The company’s groundbreaking use of Big Data and mathematical algorithms to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2016

    A tech enabled company improving patient experience through an ecosystem of fertility brands.

2021

  • Member Board of Directors

    2021

    Altro is a credit service helping people build credit through recurring payments and subscriptions.

  • Global Board of Directors

    2008

    Endeavor is a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City pioneering the concept of high-impact entrepreneurship in growth markets around the world. Its mission is to select, mentor and accelerate the best High-Impact Entrepreneurs around the world.

  • Managing Director

    2013 - 2015

    Endeavor is leading high impact entrepreneurship around the world. Endeavor Catalyst is an impact investment fund that invests in leading Endeavor entrepreneurs to create returns on capital to fuel Endeavors growth.

  • Board Chair

    2017

    The Representation Project inspires individuals and communities to challenge and overcome limiting stereotypes so that everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, or circumstance, can fulfill their human potential. Using film as a catalyst for cultural transformation, The Representation Project has produced two award winning films to highlight the power of limiting gender stereotypes.

  • Chair of the Board of Directors

    2020

    Accelerating diversity on for-profit boards

2022

  • Member Board of Directors

    2022

    A cohort-driven learning series designed for new board directors and CEOs of private companies.

  • Henry Crown Fellow

    2002

    The Henry Crown Fellowship seeks to develop the next generation of community-centered and global leaders, providing them with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of business and civic leadership in the 21st century. The program is a unique mix of seminars designed to broaden the perspectives of the participants and hone their skills in values-centered leadership. It honors the memory of Chicago industrialist Henry Crown (1896-1990), whose legendary career was marked by a lifelong commitment to honor, integrity, industry and philanthropy. Fellows are members of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. The Aspen Global Leadership Network is comprised of highly successful entrepreneurial leaders focused on values and on creating a more sustainable society. In being a part of a global network with access to some of the most talented and like-minded individuals around the world and with the support of the Aspen Institute, these leaders help each other to become more deliberate and impactful in their communities, societies, and the world.

  • Leadership Seminar Moderator

    2012

    Senior seminar Moderator for the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) including the Health Innovators Fellowship, the Pahara Fellows and the Aspen Seminar. The AGLN is a worldwide community of successful, high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders, called "Aspen Global Leadership Fellows".

  • Member Board Of Advisors

    2016