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Tracy Barba

Tracy Barba, Director of Venture and Equity Ethics

Director, Venture and Equity Ethics

Tracy Barba is founder of ESG4VC, a nonprofit advancing ESG policies and practices in venture capitalShe was most recently the head of ESG at 500 Global and prior to that she led marketing and investor development for Bamboo Capital Partners, a private equity impact fund investing in financial services, renewable energy, and healthcare sectors across more than 30 emerging and frontier market countries. Before that, she led public affairs at Social Finance US, the firm behind the Social Impact Bond. She was the West Coast Executive Director of Golden Seeds, a 275-member investor network investing in women-led companies. She started her career with venture funds in Silicon Valley, where she was the director of marketing and strategic relations for VantagePoint Venture Partners.