Meet one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs and investors of our time. Julie Wainwright — investor, unicorn founder, and visionary CEO — has built an extraordinary career transforming industries through innovation, resilience, and bold leadership.

After early executive roles at companies including Clorox and Berkeley Systems, Julie went on to lead several technology companies as CEO, including Reel.com and Pets.com during the height of the dot-com boom.

In 2011, Julie founded The RealReal, pioneering the luxury resale market and helping build a more sustainable circular economy for fashion. She led the company through extraordinary growth and ultimately took The RealReal public in 2019 (NASDAQ: REAL), becoming one of the very few women in history to found and lead a company to a public IPO.

Julie continues to innovate as the founder of Ahara, a personalized nutrition platform she launche. The company combines health questionnaires with at-home testing for genetics, epigenetics, and biomarkers to deliver highly personalized dietary recommendation.

A technology entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience, Julie is also an active investor backing venture funds and disruptive startups shaping the future of technology, commerce, and innovation. She chronicled her journey in her book Time to Get Real: How I Built a Billion-Dollar Business That Rocked the Fashion Industry.

Julie has been recognized with numerous honors including the Silicon Valley Visionary Award and has appeared on the cover of Forbes as one of the “50 Over 50” women redefining leadership and impact.