Gillian Muessig

Managing Director, Masters Fund
307 - Secret to Higher ROI: Invest in Women

Gillian Muessig is CEO of Outlines Venture Group and Managing Director/General Partner of the Sybilla Masters Fund, a global gender-lens venture capital fund based in Seattle, WA. An active entrepreneur, Ms. Muessig cofounded both Moz (the world's most popular search marketing software) and brettapproved (the first algorithm to power standardized accessibility data gathering and dissemination for travelers with disabilities and mobility challenges).

A former tech advisor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and thought leader in diversity and inclusion in private equity, Ms. Muessig speaks worldwide about gender equity in entrepreneurship, emerging entrepreneurial markets and the impact of global trends on startup activity. Her weekly radio podcast, CEOcoach, has been running for over a decade on WebmasterRadio.fm, iTunes, and other platforms. Ms. Muessig serves as a board director at companies on four continents and has helped thousands of companies to launch, grow, pivot, and thrive.