Nancy Heinen is the former SVP and General Counsel of Apple, Inc. In 1997 Steve Jobs recruited Nancy as a key member of the executive team at Apple that turned around Apple’s struggling computer business and led its successful emergence as a consumer product powerhouse. Since leaving Apple, she uses her in-depth experience across corporate, government and philanthropic sectors to help entrepreneurs and nonprofits build and scale innovations that tackle pressing social challenges at home and around the world. Nancy is particularly interested in the empowerment of women and girls through education and entrepreneurship. Nancy serves as a board member of First Place for Youth and on other Boards or Advisory Boards including UC Berkeley Center for Law and Business ; Northern California Innocence Project; Illuminate Ventures; and Duarte. She is a Partner, board member and past Board Chair of SV2 – Silicon Valley Social Ventures.