Kirsten Green, CFO

Kirsten has been involved in the investment aspect of business for the last thirteen years, building a focus on the consumer sector. Her career has required her to evaluate countless businesses, researching their strategies and markets, and drawing conclusions on their viability and opportunity.

For the last two years Kirsten has been focused on making and facilitating expansion stage capital investments and building a network to serve Forerunner’s clients. In addition, she has worked as a consultant to both private equity firms and companies directly, advising on matters including: investment opportunities, business strategy and market positioning, capital structure/deal structure, merger/acquisition activity.

Prior to founding Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten was an analyst in the equity research department at Banc of America Securities covering the Specialty Retail sector. After three years in the firm’s research department she joined an in-house team managing over $600 million in assets, where she was the lead consumer focused investment professional. She has also held positions at Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette and Deloitte and Touche.

Kirsten graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Business Economics. She also holds a CPA license, as well as a CFA certification. Kirsten sits on the board of Spark, a San Francisco based non-profit organization focused on supporting Grassroots Women’s Organizations around the globe. She is also a member of the Full Circle Fund, an engaged philanthropic organization.