Cheryl is a Managing Partner at M12.

Cheryl has spent the last 16 years investing in early to growth stage software companies ranging from healthcare and enterprise applications to developer tools. Prior to M12, she founded and ran Vive Collective, a healthcare investment platform and before that she was a General Partner at BlueRun Ventures. Earlier in her career, Cheryl worked in brand management and marketing at The Clorox Company and The Sharper Image. She has also worked in technology mergers and acquisition at Broadview International where she covered enterprise software and semiconductors.

Cheryl holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University and a M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University where she was a Forte Foundation scholar. She advises Stanford’s Biodesign program and works closely with the Stanford d.school. Cheryl lives in Menlo Park and grew up in the Bay Area. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling (Hawaii is the only place where time slows down and Asia is her food heaven) and hosting friends for dinner on the weekends.