TRACY BARBA
Tracy Barba has demonstrated expertise in leading marketing and fundraising initiatives for investment firms, networks, and funds. She was most recently the Director of Global Stakeholder Engagement at 500 Global. Prior to that, she was the Director of Marketing and Investor Relations for Bamboo Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in the financial services, renewable energy, and healthcare sectors across emerging and frontier markets with a portfolio of investments operating in more than 30 countries. She was formerly the Director of Investor Relations at Social Finance US, the pioneering firm behind the Social Impact Bond and Pay For Success financing model. Prior to that, she was the West Coast Executive Director of Golden Seeds, a 275-member angel investor network investing in women-led companies, where she recruited members, expanded the investment pipeline, chaired pitch sessions, and led the syndication process. She has also provided program design and member recruitment services to Hub Ventures, an accelerator funding early-stage social enterprises, followed by Big Bang, a venture philanthropy network syndicating funding for seed-stage enterprises with demonstrated and scalable impact, and New Media Ventures, a national network of angel investors funding startups creating progressive political change. She was the VP of Marketing at VantagePoint Venture Partners, a $4B private equity firm investing in energy innovation and efficiency, where she led the launch of the energy practice and fund. She directed marketing initiatives at InterWest Venture Partners, a $3B fund manager investing in early-stage Life Science and Information Technology companies, and Gabriel Venture Partners, a $300M fund manager investing in disruptive models and capital-efficient companies. She has served as a mentor and faculty member to leading accelerators and fellows programs, including Mulago/Rainer Arnhold, Echoing Green, Tony Elumelu, and GSBI, among others.