Barbara Pierce
About Barbara Pierce
Barbara is the founder of Women with Capital®, a private learning community to inspire, educate and support women in using their wealth as a tool for change. In addition to her roles as an individual investor and founder of Women with Capital®, Barbara has 25 years’ experience facilitating partnerships between top philanthropists and nonprofits. As the founder and principal of Transformative Giving, she worked with Next Generation, REDF, The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Northern California, among many others. Barbara is an member of Portfolia, investing in the Rising America Fund where people of color or LGBTQ community members see opportunity for returns and market impact. It is the first fund of its kind to be led by world-class investors who are all Latinx and Black women. She is also a member of Pipeline Angels, a network of angel investors working to create capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs. Barbara is a member of the Women’s Donor Network, the International Women’s Forum, the REDF Advisory Council and was a long-term member of the Women’s Catalytic Fund, a giving circle focused on gender equity. A cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Barbara received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin with an emphasis on human rights. **I am not exploring new angel investments at this time. Women with Capital®is strictly a no-pitch community, so I do not share pitches with any of our members. Thank you for understanding.