Drake Hicks

Drake Hicks has a diverse work experience in the fields of impact investing, venture capital, and strategic partnerships.

- From 2023 to present, they serve as the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Manifest Climate.

- In 2022, they became a Member of Global Women in VC.

- In 2021, they worked as a Mentor & Judge at MassChallenge and also served as an Investor / ESG Lead at Base10 Partners until October 2022.

- In 2022, they were a Summer MBA Intern at Quona Capital.

- From 2020 to 2022, they were a Council Member at NationSwell.

- From 2019 to 2021, they held the position of Head of Impact Investing at THE JPB FOUNDATION.

- Prior to that, they worked at BlackRock as an Associate in Financial Markets Advisory from January 2018 to April 2019 and as an Analyst from August 2015 to December 2017.

- Drake briefly worked as an Analyst in Impact Investing at Imprint Capital Advisors in early 2015.

- In 2014, they worked as an Analyst in Private Equity at ADM Capital Private Equity.

Drake Hicks obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from INSEAD in 2022. Prior to that, they attended Williams College from 2010 to 2015, where their degree and field of study are not specified. In 2012, Drake enrolled at Boğaziçi University, specializing in Economic Ethics, Turkish, Ottoman Empire History, Chinese History, and Language. Drake also briefly attended Class Afloat - West Island College International in 2011. Drake began their education at the French International School in Hong Kong and completed their studies there between 1995 and 2005.