Courtesy Beezer CarlsonElizabeth “Beezer” Clarkson believes in career reinventions, for her a carousel of options revolving around a core life value of wanting to help change the world for the better. New challenges, she believes, facilitate the fresh thinking that fuels the discovery of new, alternative answers to the problems we confront. Currently, she is the Managing Director at Sapphire Ventures, directing the firm’s investments in early stage venture funds domestically and internationally. A 2014 Forty Over 40 Women to Watch honoree, Clarkson was also recently named one of 2016’s Top 30 Women Rising Stars in Institutional Investing. Like many successful women, Clarkson not only works to magnify opportunities for other women, she also gives credit to those who have facilitated her career choices and advancement.

Source: Forbes April 11, 2017 20:15 UTC