Ashley Reid is a Principal & Director of Platform at Union Heritage, and is passionate about removing inequities and increasing diversity in the VC and Tech ecosystems. In her role at Union Heritage, she sources, invests in and supports portfolio companies, and leads the firm’s operations and platform development. Prior to joining Union Heritage, Ashley worked at Female Founders Fund, a seed stage venture fund that invests exclusively in female-founded companies; Kapor Capital, a seed stage fund that invests in startups that close gaps of access and expand economic opportunity; and Bain & Company Management Consulting in the Social and Public sector practice. She also spent her early career working on a variety of marketing and strategy teams at Google and Meta (Facebook). Notably, while at Google, Ashley was a product marketing manager focusing on community engagement and social impact. She also worked closely with the policy team on programming to connect the dots between racial justice, civil/human rights, and tech policy. Ashley earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Spelman College.