Kate Brodock
Kate Brodock is General Partner at The W Fund, a VC firm investing into early-stage women and underrepresented tech founders, and CEO of 9Fresh, an ecosystem development firm transforming a former college campus in Upstate NY into a vibrant economic innovation district. She's been in a leader in the tech startup space for 25 years, heavily focused on issues of gender and representation. Kate has keynoted, spoken at and been featured in 100s of places, including SXSW, Collision Conference, Fast Company, Fifteen Seconds, UNLEASH, Microsoft, IBM, MSNBC, Techcrunch, IBT, the BBC and Al Jazeera. When she’s not doing all *that*, she’s a very non-professional (but adventurous!) athlete, an equally as non-professional musician, can be found outdoors in any weather — skiing, biking, hiking, sailing — loves a good meal with bubbly, craft beer and good friends, hilariousness and life. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband and their two boys.