Renata is an Investments Manager at Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance social progress in the United States. At Pivotal, Renata invests catalytic capital into women-led venture funds, as well as early-stage companies innovating within the care economy.

Renata has spent the past decade bridging the finance and social impact sectors, having held roles in microfinance, investment banking, social enterprises, and venture capital. Most recently, she served as a Project Manager for the New Capitalism Project, an initiative aimed at co-creating a field-level strategy to help guide philanthropic investment. Prior to that, she was an impact investor at Nairobi-based KawiSafi Ventures, where she invested in the clean energy space.

A proud SEO and Toigo alumna of Ecuadorian descent, Renata is passionate about increasing access to capital for diverse GPs and founders and building a bench of future capital allocators who reflect the changing demographics of the US. Renata holds a BA in International Relations and French from Tufts University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.