You Should Know: Jessica Verrilli

After a successful run as Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at Twitter, Jessica Verrilli joined Google Ventures as a partner.  So yeah, we'd say you should know her.

Occupation:

Investment partner at Google Ventures

Place of birth:

Seattle, WA

Instagram/Twitter:

@JessVerr, @Jess

What do you actually do all day?

Meet entrepreneurs and discuss their products & companies.

Favorite song growing up?

Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

My biggest secret is…

I'm afraid of bears and sharks.

Where do you live in San Francisco?

It's the center of the world for start-ups. Also, amazing outdoor adventures.

Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?

Uber!

My motto is…

Bet on people you believe in, be kind & generous in spirit, and pay it forward.

My alter ego is…

TBD!

The last drink I had was…

A cappuccino from Sight Glass

My secret crush is…

Elon Musk

What was your first job?

Waitress at a restaurant

If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?

Trail run in the Marin Headlands

Coming from? Going to?

Coffee with an entrepreneur; our office in Soma

What is your favorite work of art?

Al Weiwgi's Sunflower Seeds

Who should we know?

Elizabeth Holmes, CEO and Founder of Theranos