Where did Cynthia Matar go to school?

Cynthia Matar studied at Pace University - Lubin School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Management with a Concentration in International Marketing).

Cynthia Matar

Investor

Platform team — leads strategic communications and public affairs at Tusk Venture Partners

New York

About

Cynthia Matar leads strategic communications and public affairs at Tusk Venture Partners, working with portfolio companies on messaging and media strategy across earned, owned, and paid channels. Before joining Tusk she built platform functions at early and growth stage VC firms, launched three investment funds ranging from $10MM to $75MM, and worked across public relations, marketing, investor relations, portfolio operations, and business development. She previously served as Chief of Staff at a San Diego-based neurotech VC firm and holds a B.A. from Pace University's Joseph I. Lubin School of Business.

Experience

Tusk VenturesVice President of Communicationscurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
Tusk Venture PartnersVice President of Communicationscurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
Global Women in VCMembercurrent2020 — present
VC Platform Global CommunityMembercurrent2023 — present
Relevance VenturesDirector of Platform2023 — 2024
Swiftarc VenturesHead of Platform and Communications2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
Swiftarc VenturesPlatform and Communications Manager2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
Swiftarc VenturesPlatform and Media Coordinator2020 — 2021New York, United States
Swiftarc VenturesIndustry Analyst2020New York, United States
ICM Beauty Inc.Business Development Executive2016 — 2020Staten Island, New York
Exotica CorporationClient Manager/Wholesale Manager2014 — 2015Staten Island, New York

Skills & more

Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Excel2Microsoft Word2Microsoft PowerPoint2Journalism1Event Management1Public SpeakingManagementWritingMedia StrategyStrategyBusiness Development

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Crisis CommunicationsSocial Media CommunicationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Social Media MarketingMedia RelationsStrategic CommunicationsStrategic Media RelationsCustomer ServiceSalesLeadershipNegotiationStrategic Planning

Languages Arabic · English · French

From Cynthia's professional profile.

Colleagues at Tusk Venture Partners

Bob Greenlee

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Bradley Tusk

Managing Partner at Tusk Venture Partners

Jed Lenzner

Vice President at Tusk Venture Partners

John Hooie

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Jordan Nof

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Marla Kanemitsu

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Mike LaCerda

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Quinn Shean

Investor at Tusk Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cynthia Matar?: Cynthia Matar leads strategic communications and public affairs at Tusk Venture Partners, working with portfolio companies on messaging and media strategy across earned, owned, and paid channels. Before joining Tusk she built platform functions at early and growth stage VC firms, launched three investment funds ranging from $10MM to $75MM, and worked across public relations, marketing, investor relations, portfolio operations, and business development. She previously served as Chief of Staff at a San Diego-based neurotech VC firm and holds a B.A. from Pace University's Joseph I. Lubin School of Business.
Where does Cynthia Matar work?: Cynthia Matar is Platform team — leads strategic communications and public affairs at Tusk Venture Partners.
Where did Cynthia Matar go to school?: Cynthia Matar studied at Pace University - Lubin School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Management with a Concentration in International Marketing).

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