Tracy Gray

Tracy Gray is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of The 22 Fund, a growth venture capital and advisory firm focused on increasing the export capacity of Southern California companies, positioning these companies to accelerate growth and scale via international sales. She is also an Executive in Residence at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and chairs LACI’s Diversity in Entrepreneurship Advisory Council. In addition, Ms. Gray is the founder of the non-profit We Are Enough (WAE). WAE’s only mission is to educate ALL women on how and why to invest in women-owned, for-profit businesses or with a “gender lens.” Ms. Gray was formerly Senior Advisor to the LA Mayor, an investment professional at a venture capital fund and a systems engineer on the Space Shuttle program. Tracy was Senior Advisor of International Business and Marketing for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Senior Advisor to the Mayor’s Office of Small Business. Tracy was previously Managing Director at Collaborative Equity Partners, a venture catalyst consulting firm. Formerly LAANE’s Director of Retail Policy, she joined the Advisory Board in 2008. In addition, Tracy serves on the board of Global Girl Media, a nonprofit that helps young girls around the world express themselves and their ideas through digital media. Tracy has a B.S in Mathematical Science, with an Aeronautics emphasis and dual M.B.As from Columbia University and U.C. Berkeley with international business, venture capital and corporate social responsibility focuses.