Bio

Based in San Francisco, Beethoven joined the Community team at Founders Pledge in December 2021. She came to the team with a dynamic background across the social impact sector. Prior to joining FP, Beethoven worked in health center operations at Planned Parenthood. This nonprofit role inspired her interest in supporting private-social sector collaboration to solve the world's most pressing problems. Beethoven grew up in the SF Bay Area and attended UC Berkeley, where she earned a B.S. in Society & Environment with a focus on Global Public Health. In her free time, she can be found downhill skiing, running, yoga-ing, or drinking yet another oat milk latte.

Q&A with Beethoven

Q: If you could choose anyone famous (real or fictional) to have dinner with who would they be and why?

The absolutely incredible Belgian psychotherapist, Esther Perel. She holds such a wealth of knowledge related to what is at the core of our lives - relationships. I deeply admire her ability to articulate meaning about our relational selves in the most candid and thoughtful ways. I would love to sit down with her and talk for hours!

Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A pop star. This dream still reveals itself whenever a Taylor Swift song comes on.

Q: If a movie was made of your life what genre would it be, who would play you?

Definitely a Hallmark-style, holiday-themed romantic comedy (the best kind of movie). I'd love to be played by Zooey Deschanel.