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Emma Leavy

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Principal at Gratitude Railroad

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

Emma Leavy holds an MBA with a Certificate in Sustainable Investing from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and a postgraduate degree in Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of St. Andrews, where she was a fully funded R&A Ransome Scholar. She began her career as a management consultant at the McChrystal Group and later led domestic financial inclusion programming at the Clinton Global Initiative and served as Director of Grant Programs at Comic Relief, where she oversaw a large social impact investment portfolio. During her MBA she interned at Gratitude Railroad and ZX Ventures and held roles with Haas-affiliated impact and ESG investment funds.

Invests in

Impact & Social Good

Experience

  1. Gratitude RailroadPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. Gratitude RailroadSenior Associate2022 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  3. Bettani FarmsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. CofertilityBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  5. Village CapitalAdvisor (Climate Justice for Migrants & Communities of Color Accelerator)2023
  6. Haas Sustainable Investment FundPrincipal2021 — 2022
  7. Haas Impact FundGraduate Student Instructor2022
  8. Comic Relief USADirector of Grants Programs2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Comic Relief USAGrants Manager2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. Clinton Global InitiativeAccount Manager2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. Clinton Global InitiativeWorking Group Associate2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Quetzaltrekkers LeonAssistant Director2015 — 2016Nicaragua
  13. McChrystal GroupAnalyst (Client Services Team)2013 — 2014Alexandria, Virginia

Skills & more

SpanishPresentationsResearch10Public Relations5Social Media Marketing3EditorialTourismNon-profits1Consulting1Political Science3International Relations7Client Liaison1
+12 moreEvent ManagementNonprofitsSocial MediaStrategic CommunicationsEvent PlanningCommunity OutreachPublic PolicyPolicy AnalysisWritingInter-personalProblem SolvingCommunication

Languages German · Spanish

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Colleagues at Gratitude Railroad

Aaron Walker
Steward at Gratitude Railroad
Bill Beecher
Steward, Venture Partner at Gratitude Railroad
Eric Jacobsen
Steward, Co-Founder and Conductor of Purpose at Gratitude Railroad
Evan Segal
General Partner at 412 Venture Fund
Hanna Rassouli
Community and Operations Associate at Gratitude Railroad
Harri Kairavuo
Head of Quantitative Solutions at Genio Capital
Howard Fischer
Steward, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist at Gratitude Railroad
Jane Pigott
Steward at Gratitude Railroad

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emma Leavy?
Emma Leavy holds an MBA with a Certificate in Sustainable Investing from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and a postgraduate degree in Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of St. Andrews, where she was a fully funded R&A Ransome Scholar. She began her career as a management consultant at the McChrystal Group and later led domestic financial inclusion programming at the Clinton Global Initiative and served as Director of Grant Programs at Comic Relief, where she oversaw a large social impact investment portfolio. During her MBA she interned at Gratitude Railroad and ZX Ventures and held roles with Haas-affiliated impact and ESG investment funds.
Where does Emma Leavy work?
Emma Leavy is Principal at Gratitude Railroad.
What does Emma Leavy invest in?
Emma Leavy invests in Impact & Social Good.
Where did Emma Leavy go to school?
Emma Leavy studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of St Andrews (Masters, Peace and Conflict Studies); Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Culture and Politics).

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