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Gisele Garraway

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Venture Fellow at Praxis
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Gisele Garraway is the Founder and CEO of THRIVEfunds, a philanthropic platform focused on economic mobility for working American families. A Harvard Business School MBA graduate, she has over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy and data analytics at companies like SEPHORA and Bain & Company before shifting her career toward social impact.

Outside of her professional work, Gisele is a mother to two teenage children and enjoys reading and hiking. She has a deep-seated passion for community service, inspired by her upbringing, and has served on the board of Brookview House, which supports mothers and children experiencing homelessness.

In August 2023, she was honored as part of the "Black Women Give Back List" for her philanthropic contributions.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Venture Fellow
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Economic Mobility
Founded THRIVEfunds to invest in the infrastructure of working families, providing resources for childcare, transportation, and technology to help them move from surviving to flourishing.
Social Impact
Transitioned from a successful corporate career to lead non-profits, including Starfish Initiative and THRIVEfunds, to apply business best practices to poverty alleviation.
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Career

Work history

9-2023 - 5-2024
Venture Fellow
Praxis
10-2021
Founder
THRIVEfunds
11-2020 - 11-2021
VP, Business Intelligence & Analytics
SEPHORA
8-2017 - 10-2019
President & CEO
Starfish Initiative
Adjunct Lecturer, Operations Management
Babson College
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Gisele Garraway // THRIVEfunds. Enabling charitable investors to…. Featured in Praxis Journal
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Education
1995 - 1997
MBA
Harvard Business School
1988 - 1992
BBA
Howard University
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