Jewel Burks has been an entrepreneur for as long as she can remember. In her early 20s, she founded the tech company Partpic, which she sold to Amazon. She currently serves as the Head of Google for Startups in the US. In addition to her role at Google, she is the Managing Partner at Collab Capital, a venture capital firm created to close the funding gap for Black entrepreneurs. Jewel has been named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 and one of Atlanta’s 100 Most Influential People.
#23 - Jewel Burks, Head of Google for Startups