Terri Burns is a speaker, investor, and builder. She currently serves on the NYU Board of Trustees, the youngest member in NYU's history. Most recently, she was a partner at Google Ventures (GV), the youngest partner in GV’s history, focused on investing in digital consumer companies. She led deals in Locker Room (acquired by Spotify), HAGS (acquired by Snapchat), and Partiful, while also participating in board work with companies like Bloom Tech, Kitchen United, and others. She’s a Co-Founder of TLC Investment Collective with portfolio companies including Stytch, SelectStar, TRM Labs, and many more. Between both investment vehicles, Burns completely returned her invested capital and maintains meaningful markups to date.

Burns is recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 awardee for Venture Capital. She is a practiced host and speaker, having served as a two-time co-chair of Fortune Magazine’s annual Brainstorm Tech Conference. She has given talks and keynote speeches at the likes of Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, Teen Vogue, and more. She’s been featured in Vogue, Fortune Magazine, TechCrunch, Business Insider, CNBC, the Power Law book on venture capital, and a plethora of additional publications. She holds advisory roles at a number of startups and investment funds.

Burns was previously an associate product manager at Twitter (see coverage in Fast Company) building features for the core product: the home timeline. She also served as a board member at Brave Initiatives, a non-profit dedicated to educating young girls with computer science skills. She is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, a Kauffman Fellow, and and holds a computer science bachelor’s from the NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.