Shari Loessberg

Shari Loessberg is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management in the Department of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management. She specializes in entrepreneurial ecosystem acceleration, emerging market venture capital, and corporate governance. Her roles include faculty director of the MIT Sloan Women on Boards program (focused on Latin America) and the Endeavor-MIT entrepreneurial leader immersion program. She holds an AB from Georgetown University and a JD from the University of Texas.

Her research emphasizes increasing access to capital for startups in emerging markets and promoting gender diversity in corporate leadership. She actively contributes to global board education initiatives and has extensive experience in venture capital fund formation and nonprofit governance.

Her recent publications explore investor engagement strategies for impact entrepreneurs and talent development in organizations. She is affiliated with the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the Behavioral and Policy Sciences academic area.