Donna Harris

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Donna Harris is a Cofounder and co-CEO of 1776, a global innovation platform bringing together startups, investors, major institutions and policymakers to uncover, validate and scale the world’s most promising ideas. With campuses in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and San Francisco, a digital innovation curriculum accessed daily by thousands of startups and institutions around the globe, and a venture capital fund making investments worldwide, 1776 has become the premier partner for innovators seeking to drive major global change. Prior to launching 1776, Donna served as the Managing Director at the Startup America Partnership where, working in partnership with the White House, the Kauffman Foundation, and the Case Foundation, she led the formation of entrepreneurial communities across the United States and integrated them into a national startup ecosystem. Prior to joining Startup America, Donna was a serial entrepreneur with three successful exits. She was Vice Chair of Interpoint Group, a government markets, government relations, and public affairs strategy and management firm. She also worked previously as Founder and CEO of Kinderstreet, which sold software in the education, sports, and recreation markets. She was also Vice President at Centromine, a provider of web-based clinical and fiscal systems in the Health and Human Services industry. Donna is a member of The Economic Club of Washington DC, serves as a Trustee of the Federal City Council, is on the Board of Directors of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and is also an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Georgetown University. She is an active angel investor as a cofounder of K Street Capital. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and an MBA with distinction from The University of Michigan Ross School of Business.