Terri Burns is an investor and partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures). After joining the company in 2017 as a principal, she was promoted and became the youngest partner and first Black woman partner at GV in 2020.[1]
Terri Burns | |
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| Born | February 22, 1994 |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Partner, GV Engineer, Venmo |
Early life and education edit
Burns was born on February 22, 1994[2] and was raised in California.[3] She graduated from New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2016,[4][5] and in 2021, became the youngest member in history to serve on the university's Board of Trustees.[3]
Career edit
Burns joined the GV team in 2017 as a principal investor. In 2020, she became the youngest partner and first Black woman partner at GV.[6] In 2021, she became the youngest member of the NYU Board of Trustees at age 27, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[7][8] Her first investment was a $1 million seed round in Have a Great Summer (HAGS), a Gen-Z-founded startup and social network.[9] Previously, she was a front-end engineer at Venmo and an associate product manager at Twitter where she met the GV team.[10]
Burns was also a contributing writer for publications including Teen Vogue and Forbes, documenting her journey into product management and the technology sector.
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ Courtney Connley (October 22, 2020). "Meet Terri Burns, the youngest and first Black female partner at GV, formerly known as Google Ventures". CNBC. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Terri Burns (February 22, 2016). "Terri Turns Twenty-Two". tcburning. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Communications, NYU Web. "Meet Trustee Terri Burns". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Lucinda Shen (October 14, 2020). "GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, elevates its first Black female investing partner". Fortune. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Terri Burns". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Courtney Connley (October 22, 2020). "Meet Terri Burns, the youngest and first Black female partner at GV, formerly known as Google Ventures". CNBC. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Trustee Terri Burns". NYU. October 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list". Forbes. March 31, 2022.
- ^ Lucas Matney (September 28, 2020). "GV bets on young team behind high school social app HAGS". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Anthony Ha (April 12, 2021). "GV partner Terri Burns is joining us to judge the Startup Battlefield". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Liwen-Edison Fu (January 21, 2021). "GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021". Global Corporate Venturing. Retrieved June 23, 2021.