Tricia Timm

Tricia Montalvo Timm is a corporate executive, board director, speaker, thought leader, and author. She is a first-generation Latina who rose through the ranks of Silicon Valley advising high-tech companies big and small, culminating in the sale of data analytics software company Looker to Google for $2.6 billion. Montalvo Timm is one of the few Latinas to have attained the triple achievement of reaching the C-suite, joining the boardroom, and cracking the venture capital ceiling. Her career has spanned working with some of the largest and most well-known publicly traded multinational companies in the world to stepping on as the first lawyer at several high-growth start-ups. She currently serves on the board at Salsify, a business-to-business software company whose commerce experience management platform helps brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers collaborate to win on the digital shelf. Montalvo Timm’s industry recognition includes the 2020 Women of Influence and Latino Business Leadership awards from Silicon Valley Business Journal and the title of Diversity Champion from the Silicon Valley Business Journal Corporate Counsel Awards. She is also an advocate for women and girls and serves as a mentor, advisor, and investor in female-founded companies. With her new book, “Embrace the Power of You: Owning Your Identity at Work,” she hopes to inspire more people to embrace their true selves, own their heritage, and achieve more success and fulfillment in their work. It was released in March 2023 by Page Two Books. Montalvo Timm shares her journey so she can be a visible and positive role model for other Latinas and Women of Color. Throughout this poignant business memoir, readers will find places to pause for self-reflection, as well as activities and exercises to help take significant steps toward self-acceptance.