Susan has held leadership positions at companies of all sizes and stages, from startups to public companies, media to eCommerce, Editor-in-Chief to CEO. Decades of learning and leading at Disney, ABC (where she greenlit shows like Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Gilt.com and AOL’s Brand Group reinforced a conviction that women are the key drivers of economic growth and cultural change -- and in 2014 she made the leap to launch BBG Ventures with Nisha. With four daughters, three sisters, and scores of smart women in her orbit, her biggest wins have come from listening to, building for and betting on women.

Nisha’s career path isn’t entirely linear, but she’s always ended up where she was meant to be. A former M&A lawyer, and management consultant at Bain, she joined Susan Lyne in 2013 to run strategy & operations for the AOL Brand Group. As her side hustle she opted to run AOL’s millennial celebrity gossip site, indulging a passion for content & social. In 2015, she founded BUILT BY GIRLS, harnessing the power of software and the crowd to make professionals in tech accessible to girls all across the country – and along the way, finding inspiration for what would become BBG Ventures. Her other titles include karate black belt and favorite aunt.

Claire joined BBG Ventures as an Investment Associate while completing her MBA program at Columbia Business School. While in school, she interned with and consulted for start-ups including Studs, Koio and Bowery Farming, served as Co-President of the Venture Capital Club, and worked with seed-stage venture fund Lerer Hippeau. Before B School, Claire held investing roles at Cult Capital and Pomona Capital and worked in investment banking at BofA Securities. A former ballet dancer, Claire turned in pointe shoes for running shoes. You can catch her running up the West Side Highway to the sweet sounds of country music.

Carol joined BBG Ventures as an Investment Associate after spending 7 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently working in the M&A/Soft Catalyst Special Situations Group. She is originally from Brasil and was a LatinxVC fellow in 2022, transitioning to a career in VC shortly after. Carol is passionate about Health & Wellness—both as an investment area of interest and as a hobby. When Carol is not hiking, running, or cycling; she loves traveling, as a polyglot who speaks five languages.

Drew joined BBG Ventures as our Platform Associate after completing her MBA at Berkeley Haas. While at Haas, she served as President of Women in Leadership, Venture Partner at Haas Impact Fund, and Biz Dev Intern at Twentyeight Health. She spent five years before her MBA building a boutique consulting and recruiting firm that places women on corporate boards. Drew earned her undergraduate degree from University of St Andrews in Scotland and loves sharing her Scotland insider tips. When she is not obsessing over BBGV’s portfolio founders, she’s frequently found practicing yoga, reading about interior design, drinking Brodo, and plotting her next ski trip.

Addison joined BBG Ventures as our first VP, Finance & Operations after a two-decade career in similar roles, learning and working alongside the founding teams of General Catalyst, Thrive Capital, and Remus Capital. Addison’s soccer career took him to Babson College where he was not only captain of the soccer team twice but, most importantly, his eyes were opened to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. When Addison is not traveling between Boston and Manhattan, he enjoys spending time in the mountains or on the coast of New England with his family, including his many nephews and nieces. Addison never says no to a round of golf and is thoroughly convinced that if he truly works hard enough on the golf course, the PGA Tour is within his reach.