- Ann Winblad
Ann L. Winblad (born on November 1, 1950 in Red Wing, Minnesota) is a partner of
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners .Early years
Ann L. Winblad was born on November 1, 1950 in Red Wing, Minnesota. Her father was a high school basketball coach.
Education
She received a
B.A. in mathematics and business administration from the College of St. Catherine, as well as an M.A. in education with a focus in international Economics from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. She also has an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of St. Thomas.Career
She began her career as a programmer and in 1976 she co-founded
Open Systems, Inc. , an accounting software company, with a $500 investment. She operated Open Systems profitably for six years and then sold it for more than $15 million. Prior to co-founding Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in 1989, she served as a consultant for clients such asIBM ,Microsoft , andPrice Waterhouse . Ann Winblad has co-authored the book Object-Oriented Software and written articles for numerous publications, including the Red Herring and Forbes.In 1989 with John Hummer, she co-founded the venture capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on software investments.
Boards
Ann has served as a Director of numerous start-up and public companies and,
as of 2007 , serves as a director of Intacct,Voltage Security ,Krillion , Star Analytics andMulesource . She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Thomas and is an adviser to numerous entrepreneur groups.Honors
*Upside Magazine 100 most influential people in the digital age
*Vanity Fair top 50 leaders of the New Establishment
*Business Week top 25 power brokers in the Silicon ValleyExternal links
* [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2000/nf00217c.htm Business Week: Ann Winblad]
* [http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=77 Ann Winblad Speaking at Stanford]
* [http://www.invincibelle.com/blog/post.php?p=183 Ann Winblad interview on Invincibelle]
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