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Peter & Adrienne Barris

Peter & Adrienne Barris

Author:

Yvonne T. Favors

Date:

November 03, 2016

Peter & Adrienne Barris

Managing General Partner, New Enterprise Associates

Peter joined New Enterprise Associates (NEA) in 1992 and was named the managing general partner in 1999. Since that time, NEA’s assets under management have grown from $1B to over $13B and the firm has expanded its operations to India and China. Under Peter’s leadership, NEA has invested in industry-transforming technology companies like CareerBuilder, Tableau, Diapers.com, Groupon, Juniper Networks, Macromedia, Salesforce.com, TiVo, and Workday. Peter has been named several times to the Forbes Midas List of top technology investors, to Crain’s Chicago 50 Top Tech Stars, to the Washington Tech Council’s Hall of Fame, and to the Washington Business Hall of Fame.

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VPP + Raise DC
is now Youth
Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors,
spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,

“Could the business world provide a different, innovative
approach to social change?”

In the years that followed, VPP quickly became a strategic hub for high-impact
investments through deep and sustained partnerships with foundations, businesses,
government agencies and school systems.

In April of 2020, VPP formed a strategic alliance with Raise DC to build an investment
organization capable of driving alignment among communities, and nonprofit, business
and regional leaders around systems change. VPP+Raise DC committed to call out and
confront policies, practices and systems that contribute to racial inequity.

Today, we recognize the need to do more, be bolder, and act faster. Youth Invest Partners
is a call to “dream big and do big” to drive change that will build better futures for
Greater Washington youth today and in the days, months and years to come. Our new
name and brand reflects energy and focus as we collaborate, innovate and transform.