Miriam Rivera: "If You Invest In Diverse Teams, It Will Lead to Financial Outperformance"

In this episode I talk with Miriam Rivera, a co-founder and managing director of Ulu Ventures, an early seed stage venture fund in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurs in her current fund are quite diverse by industry standards and Miriam is dedicated to increasing diversity in both the entrepreneurial and investment communities. Prior to Ulu Ventures, Miriam was vice president / deputy general counsel at Google, which she joined in 2001 as the second attorney. There she helped build and lead an award-winning global legal department. She is a board member of the Kauffman Foundation, a national endowment dedicated to increasing opportunity for Americans through education and entrepreneurship. Miriam serves on the Investment Committee of Acumen Fund America, an impact investment fund serving the needs of low-income Americans. She is also on the Launch with GS Advisory Council, an initiative by Goldman Sachs to reduce the investing gap for Black and LatinX founders while driving returns.