Frances Hochschild

Frances Hochschild is Director of Talent for Vector Capital and joined Vector in 2014. As a member of the Value Creation Team, she works alongside their investment professionals during due diligence and in driving portfolio company performance. She is also responsible for the firm’s Human Capital initiatives including recruiting, ongoing professional development, training and evaluation, and diversity and inclusion.

Frances previously held positions including West Coast Manager of Human Resources for Bain & Company and Head of Human Resources and Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking for Robertson Stephens. Before focusing on human capital and administration, Frances worked in strategic planning for Gap Inc. and as a management consultant for Bain & Company in San Francisco, Moscow, and South Africa. She started her career as an investment banking mergers & acquisitions analyst for Lehman Brothers in New York.

Frances received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business her BA degree with a concentration in Economics at Harvard College.