About the Event
Join us for TalkIQ, a series of virtual fireside chats with thought-leaders and renowned tech investors, operators, and entrepreneurs.
The CBS Fintech Initiative and The Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics are please to announce the launch of TalkIQ, a new series of curated conversation with distinguished trailblazers to help untangle complexity, identify trends, and codify skills necessary to succeed in today's fast-changing world.
Each chat will include a discussion on market dynamics, short- and long-term investment and career opportunities, lesson on the analytical mindsets, mental models, and leadership styles essential to adapt and advance a purposeful career.
For our Spring 2022 program, we will feature four events with outstanding women and venture capitalists, all with prior experience as operators and/or entrepreneurs. See the schedule below for dates and times for each of our events.
TalkIQ is conceived, planned, and moderated by Prof. R.A. Farrokhnia, and is brought to you by Columbia Business School’s Advanced Projects and Applied Research in Fintech and The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics.
About Dayna Grayson
Dayna Grayson has been one of the first venture capitalists to build a portfolio around the transformation of industrial sectors of our economy. She co-founded Construct to expand this focus and pursue the next generation of massive companies to be built in the tech sector, establishing the partnership with Rachel around complimentary investing skills and an early-stage-only focus. Prior to launching Construct, she was a partner at NEA where she backed companies creating new advances in manufacturing, automation, and vertically integrated consumer brands. Prior to joining NEA, Dayna was an investor at North Bridge Venture Partners in Boston. She started her career in product development and led design efforts at Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading global provider of software to nonprofit organizations, as the company grew to over $130 million in revenue and completed a successful public offering.
Dayna is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a B. Sc. in Systems Engineering, and while there she built a startup using computer vision and eye-tracking for the physically handicapped. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where, today she serves as a venture partner and an advisor to the MS/MBA program. Dayna is a founding member of All Raise, with the mission of improving diversity in venture capital.
Upcoming Events in the Series
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