Trae Vassallo

Trae Vassallo is a Stanford-educated mechanical engineer, venture capitalist, and technology leader who co-founded Good Technology (acquired by Motorola for $500M), served as a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins for 14 years investing in companies like Nest Labs and eero, co-founded Defy Partners (raising $151M+ in capital), and now leads business operations and strategy at Apple. She holds 13 patents across technologies and disciplines, and became a pivotal figure in the conversation about gender bias in Silicon Valley after testifying about sexual harassment in the landmark Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins case and co-authoring the influential 'Elephant in the Valley' survey.