She attended the University of California Los Angeles, where she obtained a degree in business economics.

[3] Following her studies at UCLA, Green worked as a stock analyst for Montgomery Securities covering retailers.

[4] For several years, she worked as an angel investor and independent consultant before founding San Francisco-based Forerunner Ventures in 2010, where she is also the managing director.

Green is a founding member of the female mentorship collective All Raise, and champions women in the tech industry.

She gave a SXSW keynote speech on diversity in a male-dominated industry.