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Charlton Cunningham

Investor

Ecosystem Navigator, The Continuum at Higher Ground Labs

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Community professional focused on program management and ecosystem building; previously Head of Programs at HBCUvc and Executive Director at Startup Atlanta.

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Experience

  1. WorkworthFoundercurrent2025 — present
  2. The ContinuumEcosystem Navigator2025 — 2026
  3. Lightship FoundationHead of Programs & Ecosystem Development2024 — 2025Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
  4. Lightship FoundationProgram Manager, Tulsa2022 — 2024Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
  5. Higher Ground LabsAccelerator Program Manager2022
  6. VenwiseHead of Talent2021
  7. HBCUvcHead of Programs2021
  8. HBCUvcEcosystems Manager2019 — 2021
  9. weareoust.coLabs Director2018 — 2019Atlanta, GA
  10. BuiltTech LabsStartup Community Manager2018Greater Atlanta Area
  11. Startup AtlantaExecutive Director2017 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
  12. Startup AtlantaCommunity Coordinator2015 — 2016Atlanta, GA
  13. Sandbox Communities LLCCommunity Experience Designer2015 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
  14. ROAM: Innovative WorkplaceBranding Associate2015Dunwoody, GA
  15. MatchsticBrand Strategy Fellow2014Atlanta, Ga
  16. GiANT ImpactSales Operations Concierge2013Suwannee, GA
  17. GiANT ImpactHost Site Management Specialist2012 — 2013Suwanee, GA
  18. GiANT ImpactCatalyst Concierge Intern2012Suwannee, GA
  19. Root Radius, LLC.Graphic Design Intern2011Acworth, GA

Education

  1. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityBachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture2005 — 2011
  2. George Walton High SchoolHigh School2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Creative Strategy16Strategic Planning17Leadership47Strategy7Public Speaking7Coordinating Events10Graphic Design28Architectural Design8Entrepreneurship7Project Management6Rendering6Marketing17
+9 moreEvent PlanningSocial Media MarketingSocial MediaEvent ManagementNonprofit OrganizationsSketchUpInDesignFacebookMicrosoft Office

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Shared employers

Also worked at Higher Ground Labs9

Betsy HooverFounder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground LabsHillary LehrManaging Director, Fund V at Higher Ground LabsLeah BaePrincipal at Higher Ground LabsGerard NiemiraManaging Director, Fund IV at Higher Ground LabsShomik DuttaCo-Founder and Board Member at Higher Ground LabsAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground Labs

+ 3 more

Also worked at HBCUvc14

Amira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionTrivia EdwardsInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALOluwakayode (Kay) JasanyaInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALAliya LakhanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALJohnnie YuAssociate at Listen VenturesJaisa GoodenVenture Partner at NOEMIS Ventures

+ 8 more

Also worked at GiANT Impact1

Brad LomenickFounder, BLINC at Tribes Ventures

Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs

Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Andrew McLaughlin
Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Anthony Foxx
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs