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Melinda L. Wright

Investor

Head of the Office of Global Citizenship at Cambridge Associates

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

About

Melinda L. Wright is a partner and head of global citizenship at Cambridge Associates, where she leads work focused on equity and strategic philanthropy. She has experience forming strategic alliances with stakeholders and collaborating across organizational lines to advance mission-aligned initiatives. Her professional focus includes diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies, with an emphasis on closing opportunity gaps through talent development.

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Experience

  1. Cambridge AssociatesPartner, Head of Global Citizenshipcurrent2023 — present
  2. Cambridge AssociatesManaging Director2021 — 2022
  3. Walton Family FoundationSenior Program Officer2019 — 2021
  4. Walton Family FoundationProgram Officer2016 — 2021
  5. Teach For AmericaSenior Vice President, Diversity and Regional Alumni Support2013 — 2021Cary, North Carolina
  6. Teach For AmericaVice President, Alumni Diversity and Community Building2012 — 2021Cary, North Carolina
  7. Teach For AmericaSenior Managing Director, Alumni Diversity Initiatives2011 — 2012
  8. Westminster SchoolDirector of Diversity and Student Life2007 — 2011Simsbury, CT
  9. Howard UniversityHead Women's Lacrosse Coach2001 — 2005Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityBA, Africana Studies1990 — 1994
  2. The George Washington UniversityJD/MA, Law and Policy1999 — 2002
  3. University of OxfordCertificate in International Human Rights Law2001

Skills & more

Educational TechnologyPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementStaff DevelopmentNon-profitsTeachingCurriculum DevelopmentCurriculum DesignLeadership DevelopmentCommunity Outreach
+12 moreHigher EducationGrant WritingProgram DevelopmentEvent PlanningEducational LeadershipOrganizational DevelopmentEducation PolicyProgram EvaluationFundraisingTeacher TrainingCoachingProgram Management
  • Chief Member — Chief
  • Black Executive Leadership Program — McKinsey & Company
  • Diverse Leaders Award — Triangle Business Journal
  • Career Pathways Alumna — Council on Foundations
  • Change Builders Workshop

From Melinda's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Cornell University509

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 503 more

Also attended The George Washington University146

RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauChristina PasanenInvestor at GGV Capital

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Also attended University of Oxford688

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cambridge Associates67

Katie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesSarah DouglasAdvisor at CincyTechSam BakerInvestor Relations at Scale Venture PartnersLindsay MehtaDirector, Investor Relations & Marketing at JMI EquityAmy ZhaoSpecialist Advisor, Web3 at Openspace VenturesEric OssolaInvestment Principal at Red Cell Incubation

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Also worked at Walton Family Foundation1

Darian McBainVenture Partner at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

Also worked at Teach For America54

CaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesChelcie TaylorInvestor at GGV CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesHeather StevensonGeneral Counsel at Red Cell Incubation

+ 48 more

Also worked at Howard University8

Candice BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOJudith KorantengLegal at MicrotractionMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersMarjorie KingDirector of Platform & Operations at Aperture Venture CapitalJaisa GoodenVenture Partner at NOEMIS Ventures

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Colleagues at Cambridge Associates

Adam Lester
Head of Corporate Strategy at Cambridge Associates
Alex Koriath
Partner, EMEA Regional Head at Cambridge Associates
Allison Azar
Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions—Private Client Practice at Cambridge Associates
Ashby Hatch
Head of Global Investment Research at Cambridge Associates
Brian McDonnell
Global Head of Retirement, Insurance & Government Practice at Cambridge Associates
Bryan Devereaux
Chief Technology Officer at Cambridge Associates
Carrie Lascell Brown
Chief of Staff at Cambridge Associates
Caryn Slotsky
Managing Director, Private Investment Strategy Research at Cambridge Associates