Werner joined SV2 as a Partner in 2018 with an interest in impact investing. Since then, he has participated in the evaluation of several startup companies targeting e.g., renewable energy generation or social impact in sub-Saharan Africa. Werner is currently one of the Partner Leaders for the SV2 Impact Investing Working Group.

Werner had a 25+ year career in Silicon Valley companies in engineering and senior management roles. His work contributed to the development of technology and products underlying light emitting diodes which revolutionized lighting.  Werner is now heading his own consultancy firm, Goetz Technology Consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Erlangen in Germany and lives with his family in Palo Alto.

Jon Goulden currently serves as a Partner Champion to Upward Scholars.  Since 2012, he has engaged in the SV2 Education and Pathways to Opportunity grant rounds as both a participant and leader.

Originally from Canada, Jon moved to the Bay area in 1983 after completing a BS in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School.  He then worked at Hewlett Packard until retirement in the enterprise computer field in both the product and service businesses.

Jon’s volunteer activities began with the local schools both directly in the classroom and via the local school fundraising foundation.  Via the HBS local alumni group, Jon engaged with consulting projects in the environmental arena which has led to Jon joining the California Leadership Council for The Nature Conservancy.  Additionally, Jon serves as a Planning Commissioner for the town of Portola Valley.

Jon and his wife enjoy active hiking and biking vacation plus Jon is an avid fisherman.

An SV2 Partner since 2021, Nancy has a commitment to mitigating climate change with justice and equity. During her first year as an SV2 Partner she participated in the Economic Inclusion Grant Round, engaged deeply with the JEDI process and her New Partner cohort, and has dabbled in impact investing workshops.

Upon retirement from healthcare management a decade ago, Nancy worked on behalf of climate action and climate science through nonprofit board roles, including two years as board chair at Palo Alto-based Acterra, and through her faith community, where she co-led a project to implement a carbon tracker, with immediate aggregation of results across families, churches, and regions, throughout her denomination nationally.

Currently she co-leads the SV2 Climate Justice Grant Round, leads a sustainability initiative at her senior community, The Forum at Rancho San Antonio, and teaches gardening, with other Master Gardeners, to the incarcerated women at Elmwood Correctional Center. Nancy has an M.D. from UCLA and an M.B.A. from Stanford. She is a pathologist who focused her professional efforts on clinical lab direction, health services improvement, and organizational change management.

Jan grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and upon graduating from Northwestern University in 1975,
began her 40-year career as a middle school teacher in rural Illinois. She received her Masters
in Career and Adult Education, and then moved on to School/Business Partnership Manager
positions with nonprofits in Illinois and in California. Jan spent the next 30 years in technology,
working with California schools and companies. Jan founded and was Executive Director, for 12
years, of the MOUSE Squad Student Tech Leadership non-profit.

Before retiring in 2015, Jan was on the boards of various educational nonprofits. Jan continues
to be active with the San Francisco Bay Area Northwestern Alumni Leadership and Admissions
Councils. She is a Full Circle Fund (FCF) member as well as Silicon Valley Social Venture
Fund (SV2) partner.

Nancy Heinen is a member of SV2’s Board of Directors and previously served as Board Chair from 2012-2015. She currently serves as Partner Champion to Village Enterprise and co-led the 2016-17 Housing Lightning Grant Round.

Nancy is an experienced corporate lawyer and senior executive in both small and multinational corporations. Most recently, Nancy was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Apple, Inc. Following 25 years of corporate and law firm experience, Nancy now focuses on philanthropy and matters of social justice. She is particularly interested in access to quality education and the creation of economic opportunities for disadvantaged women.

Nancy currently serves on several advisory boards including the Advisory Board of the University of California Berkeley Center for Law, Business, and the Economy. She also consults with individuals, start-ups and nonprofit institutions looking to develop their organizational capacity for growth.

Cynthia joined SV2 in 2018. She currently serves as Partner Champion to Puente de la Costa Sur.

Lang is a seasoned fundraiser and connector who coordinates engagement activities and strategic conversations with colleagues in the Bay Area and all over the world. She has deep familiarity with Brazil, its business culture and language and a keen interest in promoting social enterprise work globally.

Lang serves on the Board of Action for India, Sustainable Conservation’s Advisory Board, and has been an Advisor to Embrace, a global enterprise that delivers low-cost solutions to improve health outcomes in developing countries. Cindy is a Mentor at the Miller Center Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) and serves as a member of its Unconscious Bias Working Group.

Lang also has strong philanthropic ties to Stanford University and is currently on the Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS’s) Advisory Board and its Center on Poverty and Inequality. She has been part of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars selection team since its inauguration in 2017.

Lang received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in French and English Literatures and her MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School. She uses her skills to create socially and environmentally responsible infrastructures and is a Certified Professional Diversity and Life Coach. Lang is passionate about travel, romance languages and playing friendly tennis.

Ellen has been a partner with SV2 since 2014 and will be a co-lead of the Performing Arts Lightning Grant round in 2019. Ellen is energized by the opportunities that SV2 provides to its members to develop philanthropic skills and to collectively identify and support innovative non-profits that are making a difference. Ellen’s passion for helping others define their philanthropic interests emerged out of 12 years of working with the Stanford University Office of Development, most recently as Senior Associate Director of Planned Giving, where she helped donors and their advisors design gifts that fulfill donors’ interests and support university needs. Ellen has served on local non-profit boards, including the Northern California Planned Giving Council, Portola Valley Schools Foundation, and Hamilton Family Center.

Ellen holds a BA from Wesleyan University and a JD from Hastings College of the Law. She enjoys hiking Bay Area trails, golf, travel, and time with her husband, her two adult children and her dog.