Jess Erickson Bio

Jess Erickson

Director of Diversity, 500 Startups

San Francisco

Jess Erickson is the Director of Diversity at 500 Startups, the world’s most active investor and accelerator program. She is also the Founder of Geekettes, an organization uniting, mentoring and promoting women in tech of worldwide. She previously launched General Assembly into Germany and enjoys building communities. Jess holds a MSc in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics. She tweets here and there: @jessjerickson.

Jess Erickson

Upcoming Courses

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Career Development

Tech and Diversity

Diversity in tech: we're all talking about it, but what are we actually doing about it?

Women On The Rise Symposium

General Assembly is offering four women the chance to take their careers in tech to a new level through an educational journey kicking off in San Francisco this September.

Business

Diversity in Venture Capital

Diversity in tech: we're all talking about it, but what are we actually doing about it?Join GA, 500 Startups and a panel of trailblazing women in tech.

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