Stacey Childress, NewSchools Venture Fund

Stacey Childress served as the chief executive officer of NewSchools Venture Fund. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Stacey Childress

Stacey Childress served as the chief executive officer of NewSchools Venture Fund, an Oakland-based nonprofit investment philanthropy focused on K-12 education, after joining the firm in 2014 to refocus it on the future of learning. Her investment thesis centers exclusively on the education sector, specifically targeting innovations in personalized learning models, technology-enabled content, and tools for middle and high school students in the United States. While NewSchools operates as a venture philanthropy raising charitable funds rather than traditional venture capital, Childress previously directed millions of dollars in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to school projects nationwide. Notable portfolio initiatives supported under her leadership include education entrepreneurs developing technology-enabled learning models, though specific named company lists are not detailed in the provided sources. Childress distinguishes her approach by emphasizing inclusive research and development, having recently helped incubate and launch AERDF, an Inclusive R&D fund. Before her philanthropy career, she was a faculty member at Harvard Business Schoo

Stacey Childress at a glance

Role
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Organization
NewSchools Venture Fund
Location
Oakland, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Services (Non-Financial), Software

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Stacey Childress is based in Oakland, CA.

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