Patty Smith (she/her)

Overview

Smith serves as an Operating Partner at Category Ventures as of March 2025[3]. Smith holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Harvard University[11][12]. Prior to joining Category Ventures, Smith worked at Cruise in people analytics roles from February 2021 to March 2025, progressing from People Analytics Partner to Manager II[4][5][6]. Smith also served as CEO and Co-Founder of Managerie in 2020[9], held the position of Analytics Lead at Lattice from May 2018 to December 2019[10], and advised Orgnostic from October 2021 to January 2024[7]. Smith has described their professional approach as focused on architecting scalable processes and supporting companies in executing goals that align business strategy with mission[2].

Career history

1. Operating PartnerMar 2025 to presentCategory Ventures
2. Manager II, People AnalyticsMar 2023 to Mar 2025Cruise
3. Manager, People AnalyticsSep 2022 to Mar 2023Cruise
4. People Analytics PartnerFeb 2021 to Sep 2022Cruise
5. OAdvisorOct 2021 to Jan 2024Orgnostic
6. BTActor, Executive DirectorAug 2016 to Dec 2023Backyard Theater SF
7. MCEO & Co-FounderJan 2020 to Dec 2020Managerie
8. Analytics LeadMay 2018 to Dec 2019Lattice

Education

1. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Harvard Business School
2. BA, Applied Mathematics/StatisticsHarvard University