Alphabet’s investing arm has promoted Terri Burns to partner. Burns, who joined GV in 2017 as a principal, or junior level investor, becomes the firm’s first Black female partner. Few VC firms employ Black investors, especially in positions that enable them to write checks. Calls to bring more people of color into the white, male-dominated investment industry have reached new highs amid...
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