Rachel Masters is Vice President of Strategic Relationships for Ning, Inc., social networking service with a twist - it empowers people to create their own social websites and social networks. Previously Rachel was the Associate Director of Strategic Relationship and Business Development at Warner Music Group. In this role, she launched new relationships with innovative digital media companies such as YouTube. Prior to Warner Music Group, she was an Associate at StarVest Partner, L.P. a New York-based venture capital fund whose portfolio companies include NetSuite and ComparisonMarkets. Rachel was also a television producer at Cablevision, Fox and MTV Networks. She holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, where she was named a University Scholar and graduated cum laude and with High Honors. Rachel also received a MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Outside of the office she likes to ski down fresh powder, see live music and travel.