Bio Details

Caretha Coleman has served on our Board since August 2020. Ms. Coleman has extensive experience in the technology industry working with start-ups and early-stage ventures in the areas of organizational strategy development, executive coaching and effectiveness. Ms. Coleman previously served as Chief Administration Officer for Interval Research, a Silicon Valley research lab and incubator, from February 1992 to September 1994, with responsibilities for finance, human resources, and facilities. Prior to that, Ms. Coleman served as Chief Human Resources Officer for Software Publishing Corporation from November 1982 to October 1991, where her leadership was instrumental in pioneering one of the first successful desktop application software businesses for the personal computer. Ms. Coleman serves as an advisor to Illuminate, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise, cloud and mobile computing and has served as a member of the board of directors of Mahmee, a pregnancy and post-partum care provider, since March 2023. Ms. Coleman previously served as an advisor to Launch with GS, which is led by Goldman Sachs and aims to increase capital and facilitate connections for women, Black, Latinx and other diverse entrepreneurs and investors. Ms. Coleman was also a founding member of The Angels’ Forum, which provided guidance and coaching to entrepreneurs. Ms. Coleman serves on the boards of and advises a number of private companies that have a focus on serving underrepresented populations. Previously, Ms. Coleman served on the board of Dignity Health, a not-for-profit health system, from 2005 to 2021, and served as Chair of the Dignity Health board from 2012 to 2015. Ms. Coleman attended Mount Wachusett Community College.

Ms. Coleman serves as the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.