Jill Puente

Jill Puente leads brand, marketing, communications, and platform strategy at Sound Ventures, where she also advises portfolio companies on brand building, storytelling, and growth. Prior to Sound, Jill served as CMO and Operating Partner at Unusual Ventures and Founding CMO at Pear VC, where she built and scaled the firms' brands and supported portfolio founders. Earlier in her career, she spent over a decade at Google leading marketing across consumer technology and sustainability initiatives. Jill holds a BA in International Affairs and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia.