Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn joins advisory board of women-led Athena Capital

Athena Capital announces new board, headlined by Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn

Olympic gold-medalist and alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is no stranger to going downhill—but she’s soon going to be focused on making investors’ wealth climb. Vonn is joining the newly formed advisory board at Athena Capital, an all-female venture capital and private equity firm. Isabelle Freidheim, the founder and managing partner of Athena Capital, says that she and Vonn have been acquainted for some time, as Freidheim had been involved wi…

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn joins advisory board of women-led Athena Capital

The racing legend’s appointment adds profile to a sector where women remain underrepresented in leadership roles