Theresia Gouw Ranzetta

Bio

Ms Ranzetta has been with Accel Partners since 1999. She focuses primarily on internet and software investments with specific interest in Vertical Search/Media, online media, advertising and security. She is also responsible for Accel's investments in AdECN (MSFT), CRS Retail Systems (EPIC), Interlace Systems (ORCL), LetsTalk, PeopleSupport (PSPT), Webroot and Zimbra (YHOO); and was part of the team responsible for investing in Walmart.com (WMT). Ms Ranzetta has worked in the computer and communications industries since the late-1980's as an entrepreneur, consultant and venture investor. Prior to joining Accel Partners, she was founding Vice President of Business Development & Sales at Release Software, a venture-backed company which developed products to enable digital rights management and payment technologies for the software industry. Before that, Ms Ranzetta worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company and a product manager at Silicon Graphics. Ms Ranzetta serves as a Trustee on Brown University's Corporation Board and as a member of Stanford's DAPER Investment Fund. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of ForeScout, Glam Media, Imperva, Jasper Design Automation, Kosmix, Trulia, TRUSTe, Xoopit and Wetpaint. Ms Ranzetta holds an ScB in Engineering from Brown University, magna cum laude and an MBA from Stanford University.