Director of Business Development and Communications, PS27 Ventures
Christine Caven tackles challenges with creativity and innovation. Whether she is telling her company’s story to key audiences or volunteering in the startup community, she leads with action.
As the director of business development and communications for the venture capital firm PS27 Ventures, one of her roles includes serving as the media advisor to their portfolio companies. Her successes include helping them pitch on Shark Tank, present on Good Morning America, showcase products on The View and secure features in publications like Forbes, Tech Crunch and Entrepreneur magazine.
She is a co-founder of the PS27 Female Founders Forum, which has become the largest celebration of International Women’s Day in Florida. This program has female leaders take the stage to share their successes and challenges as founders and CEOs. Founders also have the opportunity to pitch their businesses on stage in front of a live audience. This year will be their 10th annual event highlighting successful female founders and celebrating women’s progress.
Caven often returns to her alma mater to share her transformational leadership journey with University of North Florida students. She is fiercely passionate about setting the stage for other women. One of her favorite parts of her job is mentoring interns and leading the entrepreneurship in residence program.
“Passing the torch to the next generation of women in finance is important to me.” Caven said, “My dream is to live in a world where there are as many women at the decision-making table as men in all areas of business.”
