Parker Sheedy
Private Equity x Government | Global Business Development | Harvard MBA
- Role
- Head of Business Development at Techstars
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Head of Business Development
Apr 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US
Develop partnerships and sell investment products across the innovation economy with governments, VCs, corporations, PEs, universities, and non-profits to build tech ecosystems that help entrepreneurs thrive and industries grow across cities and regions worldwide.• Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, creating opportunities for growth for portfolio companies through the partnerships and growing our footprint with new accelerator programs worldwide.• Proactively, identify and develop outreach strategies for new partners by conducting research and assessing market potential. • Engage new partners through the beginning of the sales cycle to contract/closing stage, generating 409 qualified leads in 2024.• In year one, created $10.5M in partnerships dealflow, top of team; signature deal for $1.5M in Botswana to develop local startups. Techstars is the world’s most active pre-seed investor, investing in entrepreneurs globally. Since 2006, the company has invested in over 4,500 companies with a market cap of $115 billion.
Education
Emory University
BA, Classics
2006 — 2010
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2016 — 2018
Charlotte Latin School
High School
2002 — 2006
Skills
- Editing
- Management
- Policy Analysis
- Research
- Government
- Politics
- Community Outreach
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