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Katherine August-dewilde

Board of Directors at Newfront

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Katherine August-deWilde is a highly accomplished Corporate Board Member based in San Francisco, California with a strong background in finance, governance, strategic planning, and sales. She currently serves on the boards of companies like Sunrun, Eventbrite, and Newfront, bringing her expertise in compensation, governance, and leadership to drive strategic growth and success. August-deWilde's career highlights include serving as Vice Chair and Board Member at First Republic Bank and holding board positions at notable organizations such as Tipping Point Community and Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Her extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, executive management, and entrepreneurship has made her a respected figure in the business world.

Work Experience 

  • President and CEO

    2025 - Current

    https://partnershipsf.org

  • Board of Directors

    2025

Instawork is an on-demand staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses.

Raised $148,000,000.00 from Spark Capital, Larry Fitzgerald, 9Yards Capital, Benchmark, Greylock, Craft Ventures and TCV.

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committee (Chair), Nominating and Governance Committee

    2016

Sunrun provides residential solar electricity, storage solutions, and clean energy services to homeowners.

Raised $4,879,461,000.00 from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and SunShot Initiative fund.

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committe (Chair), Nominating and Governance and Audit Committees

    2016

Eventbrite develops an online platform that lets users find and create events.

Raised $557,250,000.00 from Francisco Partners.

  • Board of Directors

    2024

Newfront is an insurance company that provides risk control, risk analytics, and benchmarking claims advocacy.

Raised $310,000,000.00 from Y Combinator, Bloomberg Beta, Altai Ventures, Susa Ventures, B Capital, Vetamer, Founders Fund, Tony Xu, PruVen Capital and Stack Capital.

  • Board of Directors

    2020

Tipping Point fights poverty by finding and funding the most promising non-profits in the Bay Area.

Raised $12,000,000.00 from Visa Foundation.

  • Board of Directors

    2022

SF Housing Accelerator is an innovative public-private partnership with the local foundations and private institutions.

Raised $3,718,258.00 from Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

  • Board of Directors

    2019 - 2024

OpenGov is a digital cloud software provider that helps local governments and state agencies run government operations.

Raised $178,000,000.00 from Alumni Ventures, Cox Enterprises, Alumni Ventures, Castor Ventures and Lauder Partners.

  • Vice Chair

    2016 - 2023

  • Board of Directors

    1988 - 2023

  • President & Chief Operating Officer

    2007 - 2015

  • Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    1996 - 2007

  • Executive Vice President

    1988 - 1996

  • Chief Financial Officer

    1985 - 1988

  • Board of Directors, Compensation Committee (Chair)

    2013 - 2022

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