Gesche Haas is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and advisor who is the Founder/CEO of Dreamers & Doers, a private collective and diverse ecosystem that amplifies extraordinary entrepreneurial women through PR opportunities, authentic connection, and high-impact resources. Dreamers & Doers has built a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem of over 34,000 women globally.

Gesche's views on the tech space, and beyond, have been featured on Bloomberg TV, CNNMoney, Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, NYT, Refinery29, Broadly/Vice, and many other major media outlets, as well as through the United Nations, where she spoke during the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. She is a regular content contributor to Nasdaq and 500 Startups.

Gesche was also awarded “Forbes Next 1000”, “VOTY 100 Community Builder” by BlogHer, “Empowered Woman of the Year” by WWD/Variety/Ciroc, “The Buildies Profitability Award” by Earnest Capital, “Best Remote CEO” by RemoteRated, “New York Talent Cultivators” by Techweek, and “Best of Tech” on Twitter by CB Insights.

Prior to founding Dreamers & Doers, Gesche held senior positions at several venture-backed startups in roles covering growth, strategy, finance, business operations and business development. She also spent five years as an investor at a healthcare-focused hedge fund (~$3bn AUM, SAC spin-off).

Gesche is half German, half Chinese-Malaysian, and was born in Africa.