Tracy Saville

About Tracy Saville

Operator and systems architect engaged by boards, founders, and investors and I work at the intersection of strategy, execution, and human systems, realigning organizations where growth, complexity, or misalignment has degraded performance. Known for identifying the true constraint in multi-entity and operations-heavy environments and rebuilding the system to deliver consistent, scalable outcomes.Experience spans AI and emerging technology, industrial and infrastructure systems, critical materials, energy, and government environments. I bring a rare combination of commercial judgment, operating rigor, human whisperer capability, and the ability to translate complexity into metric-driven execution. Trusted in high-stakes situations with deep government and private industry track record that includes helping multi-entity ventures transform, grow, or stabilize, transforming a gold and silver mining company into a platform to invest in and scale decarbonizing technologies (Comstock, Inc (LODE:NYSE)= Bioleum Corp and Comstock Metals), co-founding and building Silver Lion Farms, the largest organic industrial hemp operations in the United States, significantly contributing to clean tech policy and infrastructure development in California. and co-founding FourthWave, a conscious leadership accelerator for women-led technology companies. Advised or mentored through Founder’s Institute, Angel Hack, Girl’s Inc, Social Venture Partners, and have been recognized with awards including Marketer of the Year and NAWBO’s Woman on the Way Up. I am a mom, a wife, a service leader, forever teacher and student, a published author, and former large-scale farmer. Focused on how AI + humans-in-the-loop are integrated with control and reduced risk to strengthen execution. Sector and technological expertise includes critical and advanced materials and technology, clean tech, and water, energy, renewable fuels, and industrial agriculture infrastructure, as well as public policy advocacy and development, and building operational systems for complex portfolios.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Fourthwave.Io

   Jan 2016 — Present · Sacramento, CA, US

   FourthWave scales best-in-class female-led technology companies and develops high-performing and resilient founders through a system of conscious leadership development and intentional community.

Education

• Saint Mary's College of California

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Management (Change Mgmt. Emphasis)

  1993 — 1995

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate, Neuroscience for Leadership

  2016 — 2016

• National University

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Writing: Creative and Non-fiction

  2009 — 2010

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Participant , Global Leadership Summit

  2011 — 2011

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation

  2019 — 2019

• Harvard Law School

  Certificate for Senior Executives Negotiations, Advanced negoitiations

  2003 — 2003

Skills

• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Branding Development
• Publications
• Fundraising
• Team Motivator
• Marketing Strategy
• Communications Strategy
• Team and Group Development
• Copywriting
• New Media
• Journalism
• Start-Ups
• Creative Direction
• Social Media Marketing
• Innovative Thinking
• Social Networking
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Team Building
• Social Innovation
• Art
• Technical Writing
• Editing
• Social Media
• Public Speaking
• Financial Analysis
• Event Management
• Executive Financial Management
• Writing
• Powerful Speaking
• Press Releases
• Promotions
• Mentoring
• Creative Development
• Organizational Leadership
• Blogging
• Financial Structuring
• Strategic Planning
• Research