Rustic Canyon

Renee LaBran helped form Rustic Canyon in 1999, following 15 years of strategy consulting and hands-on operating experience. Renee investment focus has been on software, digital media and business and consumer services. Renee leads Rustic Canyon's participation in RC/Fontis Partners, a later-stage fund investing in businesses targeting growing ethnic markets. Prior to Rustic Canyon, Renee held a variety of executive positions with the Los Angeles Times/Times Mirror in the areas of digital media, advertising, investments and strategic planning. During her tenure, she managed revenues in excess of $300 million and oversaw more than 200 employees. She was also a co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of CareerPath.com (now CareerBuilder), and a co-founder and board member of Classified Ventures. Prior to Times Mirror, Renee was a management consultant with the Monitor Company in the United States and Europe and managed its Los Angeles office.

Renee graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and earned an M.B.A. with honors from the Harvard Business School. Renee's non-profit activities include the La Canada Flintridge Educational Foundation, and Hathaway - Sycamores, a child and family services agency. She is also a member of the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and an advisor to the Women's Student Association at Harvard Business School.