Venture capitalist Ellen Pao, who lost a high-profile gender-discrimination suit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2015, has joined Kapor Capital as a partner and diversity advocate.

Ms. Pao has also been named chief diversity and inclusion officer of the Oakland, Calif.-based Kapor Center for Social Impact. She will lead efforts at the center aimed at diversifying the tech profession and will assist on such efforts at Kapor Capital’s portfolio companies.

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