Mandy Stolpa

Mandy is a strategic communications leader with two decades of experience in technology and venture capital. As Partner and Head of Communications at GV, she leads global external and internal communications, reputation management, and portfolio PR—advising the firm and its founders through pivotal milestones.

Mandy joined GV in 2012. Over the past 13 years, she has advised hundreds of high-growth startups and scaled GV’s communications function. She brings deep expertise in financial and crisis communications, agency management, content strategy, social media, and large-scale events.

Before joining GV, Mandy was at The Outcast Agency, advising clients such as Salesforce, Zynga, and Khosla Ventures. She previously held roles at Horn Group and Fleishman-Hillard. In the earlier years of her career, she worked in the entertainment field marketing for Lionsgate and New Line Cinema. She first joined the startup world as an editorial assistant at fashion upstart Glam.com, supporting its launch at New York Fashion Week in 2005.

Mandy received a B.A. in mass communications from the University of California, Berkeley. Passionate about supporting the next generation of leaders, she has volunteered as a mentor for Built By Girls WAVE and served on the advisory board for Girls in Tech, where she led the Girls in Tech University program.