Keena Pierre

Keena Pierre, MBA, serves as the Managing Director for the inaugural Pinnacle Atlanta Innovation Accelerator at gener8tor, the first bank-backed FinTech accelerator in Georgia. Experience includes roles as Investor Relations Advisor for the Georgia Haitian American Chamber of Commerce, Fund Manager at RUNWAY Roots overseeing $1M in reparative capital, and Venture Partner at Erez Capital focusing on diverse startups. Previous positions include Business Consultant at BE Reimagined Consulting, MBA Fellow with Goodie Nation in partnership with Emory University, International Affairs Project Manager for the Mayor's Office of International & Immigrant Affairs, and Founder of Swét 209 Retail Incubator. Keena earned an Executive MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Emory University, a Bachelor's degree in Community Health from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a VC University Certificate in Venture Capital Investing from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law.