Elizabeth Crook - Senior Advisor

Elizabeth as over twenty-five years of direct management and consulting experience with growth companies in the US, Canada, and Latin America. She has been an executive in and consultant to companies with venture/equity partners. Since 1992, she has led Orchard Advisors - a consulting firm helping companies grow profitably through strategic planning and execution support. Her clients include well-known leaders in the triple bottom line sector. She has been an advisor for over eight years to a private investment firm which is a recognized innovator in investing in mission-driven early stage companies. She has worked in a broad array of industries including manufacturing, technology, real estate, professional services, financial services, health care, retail/wholesale, education, foundations and philanthropy.

Elizabeth has a BA from Vanderbilt University, a MS from Tennessee State University. She is a faculty member of the Social Venture Institute and the Social Venture Network.