Cheryl Campos

Cheryl Campos is a serial maverick, aligning her passions to achieve success across multiple arenas. As the CEO of a leading financial nonprofit and a professional model and actress, Campos possesses a unique and powerful dual perspective that bridges the analytical and creative worlds. Her dynamic career embodies innovation, resilience, and the limitless potential of following one's diverse passions.

She is the co-founder and CEO of LaFamilia Foundation, a 501c3 closing the capital gap for Latine founders and funders through its communities VCFamilia & FounderFamilia. Through VCFamilia, the largest global community of Latine VCs, it has facilitated over $10M of LP funding and also helped pioneer the first operational capital grant program for Latine emerging fund managers. Through FounderFamilia with 500+ Latine venture backed founders, it has funneled $1M to promising startups with a renowned national pitch competition and partnerships. LFF is backed by leading corporations such as J.P. Morgan, AWS, Comcast, Gunderson, and more.

She is signed to top international agencies in NY and LA, working with fashion brands such as Tom Ford, Louboutin, Macys, Nordstrom, as well as appearing in commercials for major companies like Chevrolet and Amazon. She is now a signed actress (SAG-Eligible), featuring in the trailer for "Mrs. Fletcher" (HBO), and has honed her craft at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio in Hollywood.

Previously, Campos was the Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships at Republic, an investment platform for founders to raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. She joined as employee #10 in 2018 and was instrumental in its growth to unicorn status ($1BN valuation). In other direct investing roles, she is a scout for Lightspeed and an investment partner at The Community Fund, writing checks to 20+ companies in community-centric startups, particularly healthcare.

She started her career in Investment Banking at Barclays, working in the Financial Institutions Group and Structured Finance. She holds a BA in Economics with honors from Harvard University and graduated with her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2024.