Candice creates inclusive strategies for GV and its portfolio companies and helps the firm expand diversity across the entrepreneurs it funds.

Candice was the first Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Pinterest, where she spent over four years leading strategy and programs to drive diverse talent, policy, and product outcomes. Prior, Candice spent a decade honing her expertise in diversity strategy and practice at Catalyst, based on Wall Street and in Zurich, Switzerland. Her clients were F1000 global organizations across a range of industries (from technology, professional and financial services to healthcare, oil & gas, and consumer goods). Candice was awarded Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and The Root’s 100 Most Influential African-Americans of 2017.

A New York native and Stuyvesant alum, Candice holds a B.S. in Psychology and Business from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.Sc. in Cross-Cultural Psychology from Brunel University in London.