Erin Winkler-McCue

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About

I’ve spent 20 years helping high-growth startups like BrightHire, Opower, Periscope Data,…

Experience & Education

  • Various Startups

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Volunteer Experience

  • Co-Founder

    Smithies in Tech (San Francisco Bay Area)

    - Present 6 years

    Inspired by a growing recognition of the need for and value of forums for networking and community in the tech space, Smithies in Tech (SF Bay Area) was created as a first step to encourage greater connection. We also welcome Smith alumnae who aspire to work with technology companies or want to explore this industry.

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    Milestone Maker Coach

    Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

    - 3 years

    The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center supports entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds with free education, resources, and mentorship. Their Milestone Makers Program helps early- to mid-stage entrepreneurs set, hit, and celebrate milestones that drive their businesses forward. Each founder selected for the program gets a personal business coach, 3–4 business mentors, a customized set of classes, and access to state-of-the-art resources with no cost to the entrepreneurs.

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    Start-Up Chile Judge

    YouNoodle

    - 5 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Start-Up Chile is an innovative program funded by the Chilean Government with the aim of attracting world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start up operations in Chile for at least 6 months in return for $40K of seed funding (no equity).

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    Mentor, Washington DC

    StreetWise Partners

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    StreetWise Partners works with low-income individuals to help them overcome employment barriers, obtain better jobs and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

  • Summer Associate

    OTF Group

    - 4 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The OTF Group was a strategy-consulting firm based in Boston, and the first venture-backed U.S. firm to focus on developing nations. I spent time in Latin America studying tech incubators in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Panama. My analysis produced critical inputs for a World Bank report on how to best drive sustainable social and economic impact through investments in entrepreneurship.

  • Research Fellow

    Citizens Development Corps

    - 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    CDC was an innovative public-private partnership that promoted economic growth and prosperity by strengthening the building blocks of private sector development. My fellowship period focused on supply chains in Angola, best practices for economic growth in Lebanon, and second-tier emerging market investment strategies.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

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