Sharon Wienbar
Managing Director
Date Joined: 2001
Board Seats: Actiance, BeachMint, Everyday Health, PlayPhone, Reply.com, uTest
Focus: Internet, Mobile
Past:

Critical Path – VP Marketing
Amplitude Software – VP Marketing
Adobe Systems – VP Marketing
Bain & Company – Consultant

Education:

Stanford Graduate School of Business – M.B.A.
Harvard University – A.M. and A.B. in Engineering

Biography

Sharon invests in Mobile and Internet companies at ScaleVP. She sits on the boards of Actiance, BeachMint, Everyday Health, PlayPhone, Reply.com and uTest.

Prior to ScaleVP in 2001, Sharon was Vice President, Marketing for Critical Path and Amplitude Software. She spent most of the 1990’s at Adobe Systems, starting as Product Manager for Asian Products and later led marketing for many of Adobe’s applications, and spearheaded numerous cross-product initiatives. Before her technology line experience, Sharon practiced strategy consulting at Bain & Company for nearly five years.

Sharon holds an A.M. and an A.B. in Engineering from Harvard University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sharon also serves on the board of directors of the non-profit Myelin Repair Foundation and on Microsoft’s Venture Advisory Committee.
 

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