She was most recently a senior writer and a co-chair of MPW NextGen at Fortune Magazine. Previously, she was a partner leading content at Google Ventures. From 2009 until 2014, she wrote about startups, tech, venture capital, and business for TechCrunch, where she eventually became managing editor. Ms. Rao graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Ms. Rao graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was the captain of the women’s varsity tennis team.