Julianne Z.
Managing Director at Reinventure Capital
Venture Capital and Private Equity
Education: MIT - University of Maryland, Presidio Graduate School
Boston, MA, USA
Biography
For over 25 years Julianne Zimmerman has been putting technology and capital to work for the greater good across multiple sectors. As Managing Director, Reinventure Capital, Julianne is an active participant in communities advancing racial / social / gender equity, including Racial Justice Investing, Browning the Green Space, and GenderSmart Investing. She is a sought-after mentor with MIT VMS, WPI, Majira Project, and others; teaches a top-rated course, Innovative Social Enterprises, at Tufts; speaks and writes for audiences such as TBLI, Impact Metropolis, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, and SOCAP; and frequently serves as a reviewer, judge, and connectrix. She previously volunteered as an EMT in Maryland and in Massachusetts, and was twice a finalist in the NASA astronaut selection process. Julianne is a 2020 Conscious Company World Changing Woman.
Passion
My professional passion is putting technology and capital to work for the greater good.
I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
Everything is negotiable
Topics
Origin Story
I started out in my first career as an aerospace engineer, became a co-founder of a clean energy company, and since I've been an early-stage executive, mentor, coach, advisor, board member, competition judge, grant reviewer, and investor. I love all of it.
Example talks
lightning keynote on advancing women, at MIT Women's Conference 2018
How to Think about Impact Investing
Introductory talk delivered to investment professionals new to impact investing, several occasions. Introduced basic categories and questions / structure for strategically choosing investment types and approaches. NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.
Audience feedback included, "I've never heard this explained so clearly," "helpful and stimulating," "I came away with a new set of questions to help us figure out our impact investing strategy," "awesome!"
Building and Aligning Great Teams in Emerging Enterprises
HBS Alumni Angels Webinar, June 2016: basic principles, questions, and tools for hiring, managing, and growing great teams regardless of industry or sector. Series host described it as the best webinar delivered under his tenure.
What is Impact Investing?
Opening keynote delivered at Sustainatopia 2015: addressed language, criteria, communication, and celebration of impact investing practices and successes to audience of practitioners in the field. Audience comments included, "great opening presentation," "excellent mental exercise in identifying allies," "inspiring," "energizing," "what a great start to the conference!"