Angela Jackson

Angela Jacksun is an active angel investor and coach to emerging companies and entrepreneurs. Her background is in marketing/sales, strategy, fundraising and leadership. In addition to her role as the Portland/Oregon Keiretsu Forum Chapter President, Angela is also Managing Director & Fund Manager at Bridge City Ventures Portland SeedFund, Manager of the Portland State University Business Accelerator, an investor in Oregon Angel Fund and co-chair of Angel Oregon's Consumer/Active Lifestyle investment track and serves on the company selection committee for Women's Investment Network. Angela also advises nonprofit/social entrepreneurs and recently was an Ask the Expert consultant to Craigslist Foundation social entrepreneurs in New York. She is an advisor/investor with Mercy Corps Phoenix Fund, which helps microenterprises in third world areas succeed. Growing up in a family culture of entrepreneurship and philanthropy, she co-founded Social Venture Partners Portland with other area investors in 2001 and has launched numerous non-profit and for-profit enterprises.