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Deborah McGriff is a Managing Partner with NewSchools Venture Fund where she focuses on closing the demographic gap between students, executive leaders and governing boards. Through leadership positions at NewSchools Venture Fund and EdisonLearning, she expanded access to innovative, high-quality charter schools for low-income and working class students in 16 of the nation’s largest cities in a dozen states and the District of Columbia. Deborah's advocacy and governance expertise were tapped as Board Chair of Beyond12, Board Chair and Executive Committee Member of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Founder and Vice Chair of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, President of the Education Industry Association, Member of Harvard Kennedy School of Government Program on Education Policy and Governance Advisory Board and Member of numerous charter school boards, including a charter management organization in the National Charter Schools Hall of Fame. Deborah’s impac
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 7 investors at NewSchools Venture Fund are tracked.
- • 1,303 investors hold the Managing Partner role in VCSift. Deborah McGriff is one of them.
- • 214 investors are based in Oakland, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Oakland, US
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