Melissa Bradley Burns

Melissa L. Bradley is an entrepreneur, investor, educator, and business leader with more than 30 years of experience building businesses, investing in entrepreneurs, and helping founders grow and scale their companies. She is the Founder of New Majority Ventures, where she works to expand entrepreneurs’ access to business education, capital, professional networks, resources, and opportunities.

Before New Majority Ventures, Bradley founded 1863 Ventures, a business development and investment organization created to help entrepreneurs transform promising businesses into high-growth companies. Through this work, she helped founders gain access to capital, mentorship, business education, and networks. Bradley also co-founded Ureeka, a technology platform designed to connect small businesses with expertise, resources, and opportunities to help them grow.

In addition to her work as an entrepreneur and investor, Bradley is a Professor of Practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Her academic work has included entrepreneurship, innovation, impact investing, and social entrepreneurship. She is also a Georgetown University alumna and has received recognition for her work as an educator and entrepreneurship leader.

Bradley has also contributed to public service and economic policy. During her career, she has held presidential appointments during the Clinton and Obama administrations and has participated in initiatives and advisory groups focused on entrepreneurship, investment, innovation, and expanding economic opportunity.

Her work has earned national recognition, including being named to Forbes’ 50 Over 50 list. She has also received honors from Georgetown University for her contributions to entrepreneurship, leadership, education, and impact.

Today, Bradley continues her work through New Majority Ventures and New Majority Ventures University (NMVu). NMVu is a CEO development platform designed to help founders strengthen important areas of their businesses, including financial management, leadership, operations, sales and marketing, customer intelligence, business strategy, and growth readiness. New Majority Ventures reports that its work has supported more than 5,000 founders and contributed to more than $1 billion in wealth generated.

Throughout her career, Melissa Bradley has combined entrepreneurship, investing, education, and leadership to help founders build stronger and more sustainable businesses. Her work continues to focus on giving entrepreneurs the knowledge, capital, connections, and resources they need to grow their companies and become successful business leaders.