Julie Castro Abrams
Chief Executive Officer at Womens Initiative for Self Employment
Network origin in Julie Castro Abrams first degree
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Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 347 |
How Women Lead
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| Private Company | 6 | |
How Women Invest LLC
 How Women Invest LLC Investment ManagersFinance How Women Invest LLC (How Women Invest) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Julie Abrams, Erika Cramer, Rika Nakazawa and Heather Jerrehian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 5 |
Nia Impact Advisors LLC
 Nia Impact Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nia Impact Advisors LLC, dba Nia Impact Capital (Nia), is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Oakland, California. The firm was founded by Kristin Hull in 2017. Nia provides investment advisory services to numerous clients.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 2 |
LENDonate, Inc.
 LENDonate, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services LENDonate, Inc. operates as an online platform that unites qualified nonprofits with lenders for quick funding of low-cost loans. It offers sponsorship programs for private individuals, board members and financial institutions. The company was founded by Vivienne Hsu in 2015 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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| Private Company | Internet Software/Services | 2 |
Womens Initiative for Self Employment
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| Non-Profit Organization | 1 |
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Companies connected to Julie Castro Abrams via their personal network
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CSX Transportation, Inc.
 CSX Transportation, Inc. RailroadsTransportation CSX Transportation, Inc. engages in the provision of rail-based transportation services, including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers. It operates through the following lines of business: Merchandise, Coal, and Intermodal. The company was founded on January 26, 1944 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. | Railroads | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
General Electric Capital Corp.
 General Electric Capital Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
Heller Financial, Inc.
 Heller Financial, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SVB FINANCIAL GROUP | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Riordan, Lewis & Haden, Inc.
 Riordan, Lewis & Haden, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Riordan, Lewis & Haden, Inc. (RLH Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by John Christopher Lewis and Dick J. Riordan. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor | |
Nuveen Securities LLC
 Nuveen Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nuveen Securities LLC, formerly known as the John Nuveen & Co., Inc., is the brokerage subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., ultimately held by TIAA Board of Overseers in the US. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm engages in the asset management and related research, as well as the development, marketing, and distribution of investment products and services for the institutional market segments. Investment products and services include closed-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and individually managed accounts. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Notre Dame | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp.
 Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals based on its proprietary metalloenzyme chemistry and biology technology platform. Its clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat chronic and life threatening fungal infections. Its products include VT-1161, an oral agent that treats onychomycosis; VT-1129, which treats cryptococcal meningitis; and VT-1598, that treats coccidioidomycosis. The company was founded by Herbert Holden Thorp and Thomas V. O'Halloran in December 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder | |
AllianceBernstein LP
 AllianceBernstein LP Investment ManagersFinance AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC
 Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC Investment ManagersFinance Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
 A.T. Kearney, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services A.T. Kearney, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. Its services include strategic, operational and technology consulting executive search services. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Kearney in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Missouri | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Vassar College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of San Francisco | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
American Bar Association
 American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
United States Fund for UNICEF
 United States Fund for UNICEF Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United States Fund for UNICEF provides child protection and development services. The firm supports children, through fundraising, advocacy and education. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Columbia Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Silicon Valley Bank
 Silicon Valley Bank Regional BanksFinance Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. was founded in 1920. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company provides investment research. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC
 Wells Fargo Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Accenture LLC
 Accenture LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Venture Well LLC
 Venture Well LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Well LLC operates as higher education network that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions. It transforms higher education and social entrepreneurship to leading institutions, from foundations to government agencies to major businesses. The firm also provides early stage, catalytic funding, business/venture development expertise, network facilitation, thought leadership in entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship course design and implementation services. . The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hadley, MA. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc.
 National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. provides higher education, invention, and entrepreneurship services. It funds and trains faculty and students innovators to create successful and socially beneficial businesses. It offers grants to faculty to start programs in technology entrepreneurship, particularly ones that focused on the development of E-Teams-groups of students, faculty and advisors working to commercialize a novel idea. The company was founded on April 11, 2007 and is headquartered in Hadley, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Readypulse, Inc.
 Readypulse, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Readypulse, Inc. operates a social marketing platform. It offers solutions to help online brands and retailers collect and display content including photos, videos, and testimonials on websites, eCommerce sites and as in-store displays. The company was founded by Dennis O'Malley, Srinivas Penumaka, Tankala Vinod Kumar Gupta, and Mihir A. Vaidya in 2010 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, CA. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member | |
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Program Planning Professionals, Inc.
 Program Planning Professionals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Program Planning Professionals, Inc. offers portfolio, program and project management solutions. Its services include change management, portfolio management, program leadership and project delivery. The company was founded by Adrian Balfour, Paul Driver and Leonora Balfour in March 1994 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Divergent Ventures LLC
 Divergent Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Divergent Ventures (Divergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kevin Ober. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
New Jersey State Bar Association
 New Jersey State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New Jersey State Bar Association operates as a not-for-profit organization. It educates the public to enhance awareness of the legal system. The company was founded in June 1899 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
TempoIQ, Inc.
 TempoIQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TempoIQ, Inc. develops and markets time series data-based software and database solutions. The firm operates as a purpose-built database service that enables businesses to store and analyze streams of time series data, such as thermostat temperature, network latencies, and heart rates. Its solutions encompass data storage, security, analysis, metadata tags, and visualization. It also focuses on addressing the needs of energy and smart grid management, server and network monitoring, sensors and connected devices, and social media monitoring applications. The company was founded by Andrew Cronk, Justin DeLay, and Michael Yagley in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member |
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| United States | 47 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
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| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Finance | 14 |
| Commercial Services | 13 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
| Transportation | 2 |
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| Corporate Officer/Principal | 296 |
| Director/Board Member | 222 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 89 |
| Masters Business Admin | 44 |
| Graduate Degree | 43 |
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