CEONew Profit
Tulaine Montgomery is an entrepreneur, educator, writer and organizer. She has played leadership roles in the launch and expansion of social enterprises across the U.S., Caribbean, East Africa, Indonesia and
South Africa.
Tulaine currently serves as CEO of New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing education, economic mobility and opportunity in America. During her time at New Profit, Tulaine has led initiatives focused on strengthening education-to-employment pathways for overlooked youth, driving resources and support to entrepreneurs who have been directly impacted by the American legal system, and building a more diverse, effective and inclusive social impact sector. Tulaine has also served as the lead architect of New Profit’s Inclusive Impact strategy and Proximate Capital, a $100M fund which seeks to bridge the resource gap by providing unrestricted capital and capacity support to Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and rural social entrepreneurs.
Outside of New Profit, Tulaine is a trusted advisor to nonprofit organizations and socially responsible companies, and serves as the Board Chair for GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the nation. Her other board positions include Beyond 12, College for Social Innovation, and Jitegemee (a youth-serving organization in Kenya). She is also the Host and Co-Producer of "Say More with Tulaine,” a podcast that explores what it would take to build a world that works for everyone.
Tulaine is a highly sought after speaker who has presented at many conferences such as Skoll World Forum, ASU+GSV, SXSW EDU and many others. Her writing has been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Root, Worth Media, and more. She has a master’s in public policy from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from Smith College. Tulaine is an experienced cellist and writer; she has written and produced five original plays.
