Tuck GIVES: Social Impact and Venture Capital
By Pierce Gibson, Tuck School of Business, Class of 2024
I arrived at Tuck as a lifelong North Carolinian who’d spent little time in New England. Prior to school, I spent four years at Monitor Deloitte, where I was an inaugural member of the firm’s ESG Strategy & Transformation practice. I am personally passionate about the intersection of food, health, and sustainability and viewed an MBA as an opportunity to (i) explore a new area of the country (ii) further align my career path with purpose and (iii) enhance my financial fluency with impact-driven investing experience. I focused on finding an internship opportunity that would advance those objectives.
Between my first and second years, I worked as a Summer Associate at Maine Venture Fund (MVF), the state-backed evergreen venture fund based in Portland, Maine. The experience deepened my knowledge of venture capital, public-private partnership, and impact—and gave me the opportunity to live in a new oceanside city for 10 weeks.
About Maine Venture Fund
Maine Venture Fund invests in Maine businesses that have the highest potential for growth and impact. For more information, visit maineventurefund.com.
Inquiries:
Terri Wark
Maine Venture Fund
(207) 305-0006
terri@maineventurefund.com
