Kate Glantz

US Chamber Foundation

Senior Director for Economic Opportunity

At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Kate is the Senior Director for Economic Opportunity and Empowerment, stewarding business-led coalitions to advance economic opportunities and equality for marginalized communities. In April, Kate spearheaded the Save Small Business Fund, an $8M grant initiative providing relief to small businesses impacted by Covid-19.

Previously, Kate led regional social impact efforts at Lyft, where she created and scaled philanthropic initiatives across the United States and Canada. In partnership with leading nonprofits, she rapidly incubated ideas into cornerstone programs like the Lyft Grocery Access Program and Lyft Community Grants.

Kate has extensive entrepreneurship experience having spent time as a startup founder and ecosystem convener. Before serving as SEED SPOT’s Director of Entrepreneur Initiatives, where she galvanized a community of investors and mentors around early stage founders, she was the founder and CEO of Heartful.ly, a category-forging charitable wedding registry.

Early in her career, Kate managed global health communications and public diplomacy portfolios for the U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania and Senegal. She received her B.A. in Political Science and African Studies from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Kate Glantz

Thursday, September 17, 2020

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