Therese Meers

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ABOUT THERESE MEERS

Therese Meers has the ability to solve complicated problems and work with diverse people, doing many different and difficult things well. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she facilitated a trillion dollars to our nation’s small businesses in forgivable loans, low-interest loans, grants, debt-relief, and technical assistance. She launched and sold Viking Yogurt across the United States and invited Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to speak at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. She was named an “Entrepreneur to Watch” by Food Navigator Magazine and honored to chair the first-ever panel of Women in Entrepreneurship for Harvard University’s Women’s Weekend. She graduated from Harvard Law School and pursues a career at the intersection of entrepreneurship and the law with a specialty in federal contracting. Therese received a political appointment to serve in the U.S. Small Business Administration as Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access. Prior to her appointment, she served as Senior Counsel for the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship for Chair Ben Cardin. Therese pursued a liberal arts education. She holds a BA in Art History from Duke University, MLitt in Art History from the University of St. Andrews, and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.