Debra McCoy collaborates with leaders of investment firms, privately held companies, and public corporations to advance strategic decisions. As an investor, she was part of both public market and private equity fund allocation teams. Her general management and capital markets roles have included asset management and allocation, banking, academia, and strategy, which brought her around the world to Bangkok, Delhi, Dubai, Johannesburg, New York, Washington DC, the Bay Area, and Houston. Debra graduated from Howard University (BA) and Harvard (MBA). She also served as a nonpartisan, presidentially appointed White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of State.