CEOCrankstart
Missy Narula is the CEO of Crankstart Foundation and Crankstart Management LLC. At Crankstart Management LLC, Missy manages the investments and business activities of the family office. Crankstart Foundation works with others to address social issues and their underlying causes, with a particular orientation towards Education, Economic Mobility, Democracy, Housing Security, Sciences and the Environment. Crankstart’s work is place-based, with a primary focus on the Bay Area and a recognition that many components of a stable life are interdependent. Building and leading Crankstart is Missy’s greatest career privilege.
Missy combines a community orientation with an investor mindset and the grit and creativity of an operator. Previously, her career spanned entrepreneurship, investing, and consulting. She is an experienced global finance executive with a track record of leveraging financial information to drive strategic insight. As an entrepreneur, Missy established herself as a th