Julie Castro Abrams

Leader of a national movement to increase women’s influence: Julie founded and runs How Women Lead, a community and platform that trains, network-builds and places senior women into corporate boards and leadership roles. Under her leadership the organization is a primary engine for board-diversity advocacy and executive development for women. howwomenlead+2

Investor and builder of women-focused capital: As a Managing Partner/GP at How Women Invest and co‑founder of Limitless Bridge Capital, Julie works to channel venture capital and investor networks toward women founders, while building pipelines and governance practices that reduce barriers to funding. howwomeninvest+2

Experienced nonprofit executive with a track record in microenterprise and economic empowerment: Prior to founding How Women Lead she spent decades leading nonprofit efforts (for example, CEO of Women’s Initiative for Self Employment) that trained and lent to thousands of women entrepreneurs, demonstrating operational chops in program delivery, fundraising and mission-driven scale. theorg+1

Governance, board-building and public advocacy: Julie’s board service (including roles with the Women’s Funding Network, Vital Voices, Association for Enterprise Opportunity and arts organizations) and public commentary (articles, podcasts, conferences) show a focus on governance, recruitment and systems-change to advance inclusion at the leadership and board level. theorg+2