About
Tina Sharkey is CEO and founder of One Park Advisors and teaches as Professor of Practice at the USC Iovine and Young Academy, where she leads coursework on innovation business, modern branding, and community. Over three decades, she has co-founded iVillage and Brandless, scaled BabyCenter into a major parenting platform, and serves as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and startups. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a board member across public and nonprofit organizations, and publishes a Substack newsletter on technology and human-centered innovation.
Experience
- One Park AdvisorsCEO and Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyPrinciple Investigator, USC Gen AI & Society grantcurrent2024 — present
- USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyLecturer, Business of Innovation & Director, IYA Innovation Questcurrent2023 — present
- USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyCo-Lead, Lecturer, The Garage Experience2023 — 2025
- USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyCreator & Host: Web3 The Tokenization of Everything Conference March 28,20222022 — 2023
- University of Southern CaliforniaUSC Techstars Advisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
- HavenlyMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- PBSMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB)Founding Membercurrent2021 — present
- OnwardAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2025
- HeydayMember, Board of Directors2021 — 2024
- HeydayStrategic Advisor2021 — 2024
- University of Southern CaliforniaAdjunct Professor, USC's IYA Teaching Community Playbook for Brands & Businesses Course.2020 — 2023
- Gap Inc.Growth Advisory Board Member2021 — 2023
- BFA Industries fka IPSYStrategic Advisor2018 — 2021
- BFA Industries fka IPSYMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2020San Mateo, California
- Brandless, Inc.Co-Founder2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Brandless, Inc.CEO & Member, Board of Directors2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Brit + Co.Member, Board of Directors2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Sherpa Capital, LLC aka ACMEVenture Partner, Founding CEO Sherpa Foundry aka Silicon Foundry2013 — 2016San Francisco
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations1983 — 1986
Skills & more
P&L Management1Business TransformationBrand BuildingBusiness StrategyStart-ups50Content Strategy47E-commerce31Entrepreneurship19Marketing Strategy17Integrated Marketing7Analytics7Interactive Marketing6
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Strategic PartnershipsPublic SpeakingDigital TransformationBoard of DirectorsSocial NetworkingGlobal LeadershipCEO CoachingBrand MarketingStart-up VenturesRevenue GrowthCPG IndustryRetailFrom Tina's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy1
Also worked at Gap Inc.30
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesBob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture PartnersMike MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcMatthew Le MerleManaging Partner & CEO at Blockchain CoinvestorsAdria HouInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalLarry RandallChief Financial Officer at Alta Partners
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Also worked at Brandless, Inc.3
Also worked at BabyCenter LLC, a Johnson and Johnson Company3
Colleagues at ACME Capital
Aike (Tiffany) Ho
Partner at ACME Capital
Alex Fayette
Partner at ACME Capital
Brian Yee
General Partner at Saints Capital
Christian Tang-Jespersen
Partner at ACME Capital
Deborah Conway
Investor at ACME Capital
Hany Nada
Co-Founder and Partner at ACME Capital
Katera Mujadidi
Partner at ACME Capital
Liz Keen
Venture Partner at ACME Capital