Kate Cummings

Partner

Equal Opportunity Ventures · New York, United States

Present

Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in early-stage businesses that increase economic mobility in America.

Senior Fellow

The Burnes Center for Social Change · New York, United States

Launched and scaled a $XXM nationally deployed shared services platform supporting state and local governments to improve government service delivery. Led partnerships with public, philanthropic and institutional stakeholders to design and deploy programs implemented across 25+ states and 50+ U.S. cities.

Operations

Formation Bio · Greater New York City Area

Early operator at a venture-backed healthcare company, leading efforts to scale patient enrollment and retention to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials.

Director of Customer Experience and Community

Meetup · New York, New York

Led global customer experience and community operations at a consumer technology platform serving hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide.

Senior Leadership Roles — National & Statewide Campaigns

Democratic Campaigns (Obama for America; Hillary for America; Statewide Races) · Des Moines, Arlington and Tampa

2015-2016 | Hillary for America (Des Moines, Denver, Roslyn and Tampa) — Worked for Secretary Clinton 6-months before her run. Led her teams in Virginia and Florida (for the final 2 months). 2014 | Alison Lundergan Grimes for U.S. Senate (Lexington, Louisville) — Built Kentucky’s first data-driven, volunteer-led field organization. 2013 | Terry McAuliffe for Governor (Charlottesville, Roslyn) — Managed regional field operations across Virginia, leading teams of 100+ staff and large-scale organizing programs statewide. 2011-2012 | Obama for America (Chicago, Waterloo, Iowa City) — Advanced from intern to Regional Field Director, ultimately leading 17 staff and 350+ volunteers in a statewide voter mobilization effort.