Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne

Speaker at Milken Institute Global Conference, Fast Company, Aspen Ideas Festival, Bermuda Women Entrepreneurship Summit, The Nantucket Project, 5th Element/Nobel Peace Prize Forum, United Nations, Ellevate, JPMorgan, BNY Mellon and SOCAP.

Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne GLOBAL VISION

Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne is an African-American venture capitalist who is the Chief Investment Officer of Southbox Entertainment LLC and co-founder of the WOCstar Fund, an early stage investment fund that invests in tech companies led by women of color entrepreneurs (“WOCstars”) and diverse, inclusive teams. Gayle (pronounced: Gay-lä) takes a unique builder capital approach to scale and growing companies and projects to success. Named “10 Women Changing the Landscape of Leadership” by the New York Times, March 2021. Gayle was recently named one of 500+ Linkedin Influencers, a list that includes Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, and Mary Barra. She hosts VCs off the Record, a podcast for both entrepreneurs and investors that provides real talk by real investors. With over 30+ years of wall street, technology, philanthropy experience, she is unique in her global experience and knowledge and one among few AfricanAmerican women to start a venture capital firm. Mergers and Acquisitions banker at JPMorgan, including working on media deals such as Lions Gate Entertainment and Artisan Entertainment. Previously served as an advisory board member of the Ghetto Film School, led the capital/planning effort for the Cinema High School, and was instrumental in the funding and launch of a city-wide film and media curriculum for the New York City School District. She is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, the University of Michigan, and an attendee of the National University of Singapore and City of London Polytechnic. She has traveled, studied, or worked in over 75+ countries. Recently appointed president of The Nantucket Project Academy. Board member of Women. NYC and BE NYC (Black Entrepreneurs), both based out of the New York City Department of Small Business Services and a Nazarian Social Innovator-in-Residence at Wharton Social Impact Initiative, and a Tribeca Disruptor Fellow. gayle@southbox.io +1-917-822-9991 www.southbox.io @gaylejenningsobyrne