Audrey Atencio

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Associate at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Audrey Atencio is a Senior Associate at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, where she focuses on investing in and supporting innovative social entrepreneurs. Her expertise is in impact investing and venture philanthropy, built on operational experience improving food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Her international experience working in Rwanda, Zambia, and Uganda highlights a deep passion for global development and equity. Outside of her professional life, Audrey is a certified yoga teacher, suggesting a personal commitment to wellness and mindfulness.

Unique fact: Audrey is a certified 200-hour yoga instructor.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Social Entrepreneurship
Her role at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is dedicated to finding, funding, and supporting high-impact social enterprises at an early stage.
Impact Investing
Works in venture philanthropy and has experience as an Investment Fellow, focusing on ventures that create superior financial and social returns.
Climate & Food Tech
She moderated a panel on the future of food and climate at Harvard and previously interned at Piva, a ClimateTech venture fund.

Media Appearances

Audrey has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Senior Associate at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
7-2024 - 7-2025
Portfolio and Investment Strategist at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
11-2023 - 6-2024
Investment Fellow at Beyond Capital Ventures
6-2023 - 8-2023
Summer Associate at Piva Capital
5-2022 - 8-2022
Sustainable Supply Chain Operations MBA Intern at Copper Cow Coffee

Education

8-2022 - 5-2024
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Harvard Business School
2016 - 2021
MITx/edX MicroMasters Program Certificate from MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

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Insights For Selling To Audrey

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Audrey is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Audrey

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Audrey move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Audrey take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Audrey

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