Her Voice at the Table: Phillips Exeter Alumni Event with Veronica Juarez

I’ve been working on the committee planning the celebration of 50 years of coeducation at Phillips Exeter Academy since early in 2019. Many of our original plans and events have been changed since then, but I did have the pleasure of hosting a “Her Voice In” fireside chat with Veronica Juarez, Class of 2000. Our discussion was titled “Her Voice in Leadership” and we covered topics including creating access, DEI, non sibi (meaning “not for oneself,” one of the school’s core values), and meaningful relationships formed at Exeter.

It was a pleasure to interview Veronica who is AVP of Social Enterprise at Lyft and a venture scout for Lightspeed Ventures. Veronica was one of Lyft’s 50 first employees when she joined in 2013. Her team today plays an integral role within the company and works with over hundreds of organizations, to provide transportation for immigrants and refugees to get to health appointments, legal hearings or job trainings.

Before Lyft, Veronica spent 10+ years working  in government at the federal, state, and municipal level,  including serving as the right hand to the dean of the Texas State Senate, John Whitmire. She is a leader in technology and social enterprise, a graduate of both PEA and Stanford University, and listed as one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business. 

Watch the entire interview here!