Beth Robertson

Endeavor is leading the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and accelerating high impact entrepreneurs around the world. As a Director at Endeavor, I lead our Entrepreneur Selection & Growth team in San Francisco. In this capacity, I oversee all capital raising services at the company and lead partnership cultivation for our organization. Over the past four years I have built Endeavor's Investor Network program from 10 - 200+ funds and today am the investor relationship point for Endeavor's worldwide capital network. The proceeds of this program comprise one-tenth of Endeavor's annual operating budget. Two additional core responsibilities in this role include - Endeavor's Expansion in to Eastern Europe ( Poland, Serbia, Romania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, and Ukraine) and overseeing an amazing team that manages all products and services (capital, talent and business development) for Endeavor's portfolio of 150+ high-growth Enterprise Software & Service companies, operating 28 countries. Responsibilities core to this role include: - Strategic Leadership: As a member of Endeavor's leadership team, I am responsible implementing our annual strategic plan. Though compassionate leadership, I seek to inspire our cross-functional, multicultural team to exceed organizational and personal expectations, thereby delivering their best work with grace, enthusiasm and a sense of great accomplishment. - Partnership Development: I have a knack for building strong relationships that convert to meaningful partnerships for Endeavor and our partners. I have built multi-year partnerships with multinational companies that are core to Endeavor's annual budget. I have successfully led the expansion of Endeavor's corporate network in Silicon Valley and in London, regularly interfacing with c-suite leaders - evangelizing deeper involvement with Endeavor.

Based in San Francisco, I lead the Endeavor Investor Network - a program connecting Endeavor’s portfolio of 500+ hyper-growth companies with a world-wide network of equity investors. During my tenure with Endeavor, I have supported 100+ companies to raise $1B USD in equity capital. Under my leadership, the Endeavor Investor Network is thriving in Latin America, North America and Europe, with a growing presence in the Middle East and SouthEast Asia.

As the program coordinator for Cornell University's study abroad program in Nepal, I was responsible for the academic and cultural programs designed for participating students. I was point on engaging speakers from civil society organizations, social enterprises and local business to bolster our student's academic learning and enrich their cross-cultural understanding. Similarly, I led treks in remote areas of Nepal with home stays to contextualize classroom learning. Following the student's return, I successfully placed students (~10/cohort) at relevant research sites and/or in internship positions across the country. The most challenging (and personally rewarding) portion of my work with Cornell University in Nepal was during the 2006 popular uprising that toppled the monarchy. As the operations lead for the program I was responsible for monitoring the situation and ultimately evacuating our 8 students when a state of emergency was issued. Despite haunted transportation ("bandha") and rerouted international flights, we managed to successfully and safely evacuate all students back to their home university.