Kimberly Shenk

Co-Founder & CEO Novi Connect

A serial tech founder and entrepreneur, Kimberly has led data science teams at early and mid-stage tech startups such as Eventbrite, Domino Data Labs, and NakedPoppy, where she was a co-founder and the Head of Product. Before transitioning to the private sector, Kimberly served as an United States Air Force Captain for 5 years, holding the chief data scientist position at the Pacific Air Force headquarters in Hawaii.

Kimberly spent most of her formative years learning to ski and mountain bike in the natural beauty surrounding Lake Tahoe. She currently resides in Marin County with her husband and two young daughters, where she surfs and runs the trails of Mt. Tamalpais with her weimaraner. She is passionate about shopping her values—scoping out and evangelizing innovative, fair, safe, and earth-friendly consumer brands that don’t sacrifice efficacy.

Kimberly holds a BS from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an MS in data science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, has been a speaker at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, and was recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s Female Founders of 2023.