Brittany Skoda has become vice-president of investments at Workday Ventures, the strategic investment arm of human resources and finance management software provider Workday.
Skoda started the role in May 2018, according to her LinkedIn page. She will be expected to lead Workday’s investments and help drive growth for the corporate’s portfolio companies.
Skoda had worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs for almost a decade, starting as an analyst in technology investment banking in 2008 before rising through the ranks to become senior vice-president in the same field.
During her time there, Skoda had given investment advice to corporates including e-commerce firm Amazon, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla and internet company Google, part of technology conglomerate Alphabet.
She was also credited with helping to create Goldman Sachs’s middle markets leveraged finance business in New York.
Skoda’s appointment comes after Workday Ventures unveiled a $250m fund in February 2018 geared towards enterprise applications of technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and augmented or virtual reality.
Skoda said: “We have a unique team, extensive enterprise experience, a vast network and critical learnings around scaling an enterprise technology company.
“Our mandate enables us the flexibility to invest across all stages of development – series A, B, C, D – with the ability to take a long-term view.
“We intend to partner with our portfolio companies closely and help them drive success. Taken altogether, we believe we bring significant differentiation to the market.”
– Photograph of Brittany Skoda courtesy of Workday Ventures