Christine Herron has spent her career finding new applications for infrastructure technologies. At Omidyar Network, Christine makes investments that drive collaboration, community, and access to information.

Prior to Omidyar Network, Christine was the VP of Marketing for Mission Research, which develops software for emerging nonprofits. As a principal with Cycle Partners, she conducted strategy, marketing, and research projects for technology vendors and social community groups. Christine was the founder of Mercury2, an international trade policy software vendor, and has driven Internet products and strategy for both NetObjects and Microsoft. She started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where she focused on early Internet infrastructure and network management software. Her portfolio included Netcom Online Communications, AXON Networks, D-Vision Systems, ViaGrafix, and FocusVision Network. In each case, Geocapital was the initial professional investor and helped to bring the company to a dominant market position.

Christine advises and/or serves on the board of Backfence, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and Nickel Tour Productions. She is an active volunteer with Stanford's Alumni Consulting Team (ACT), and most recently worked on a pro bono project for Zeum Children's Museum. Christine was ranked one of the Top 20 Women in Technology in 2000 by AltaVista and holds both an MBA from Stanford University and a BA in English from Columbia University.

Session: Gender and the social web: new tools, same...stuff?