Stephanie Shorter

Steph has been active in the startup and venture capital ecosystem of Silicon Valley for several years. Prior to PVC, she was a consultant with dozens of startups building both digital and hardware (smart home) products. She focused more on communications strategy and building evidence-based positioning as she veered toward venture capital communications.

Career 1.0 involved spending 15 years in the trenches of neuroscience labs – as in full-on mad scientist dropping electrodes into brains. She published research in sensory systems (3D motion perception), attention control, eye movements, decision-making, and error correction, while also teaching courses in behavior change and behavior-focused research design at Vanderbilt University and Washington State University.

Steph has also worked with major health care companies in the US, Africa, and Asia on health behavior change projects ranging from scripting a diabetes management chatbot to designing science-backed incentive structures for wellness programs. She previously was a mind-body wellness researcher.