Cait Brumme

MassChallenge, CEO

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Career Highlights

• CEO global nonprofit organization

• Career at the intersection of entrepreneurship, investment, policy, and impact

Current Focus

• Is MassChallenge in the right places and spaces to be maximally impactful today?

• Where do we make targeted investments to achieve the exponential effect?

• Fundraising for the next phase

Hobbies

Running, Skiing, Reading, Cooking

Talk to me about

• Alternative capital

• Purpose-driven venture

• Underrepresented founders

• Juggling dual-working household + kids

• Managing complex conversations & negotiations

• Large stakeholder management and negotiation

• Dealing with the government as a customer or stakeholder

I want to talk to you about

• Balancing company and personal ambitions

• Boards and the transition from purely operational work learning from others on how they are adapting/responding to the generative AI euphoria or fear.

• Recommendations/introductions for exceptional Board members, with a focus on Texas/CMO experience

• Individuals/family offices with a blended capital approach to supporting entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship