Grace Reyes

After receiving an MBA degree, Grace Reyes transitioned from private equity to tech and joined the hottest travel tech firm - Switchfly. She is part of the Corporate and Business Development team within the firm, the team which is arguably the most connected in the industry. Leveraging her experience as one of the connectors in the investment industry, Grace was previously a Director at a private equity firm where she spearheaded the successful creation of the investor relations and internal fundraising platform. She was instrumental in the fundraising of the firm's largest fund as well as managing relationships with 400+ prominent investors. While in grad school, she helped with the seed funding for startups, established strong professional relationships as well as made various fruitful introductions within the alternative investment space. Deep, exclusive relationships enable Grace to be of significant value to her network. In 2015, Grace was named one of the ten 100 WHF/CAIA Scholars globally and selected as one of 35 Under 35 Rising Stars in travel technology. Grace holds a BA in Economics and Computer Specialization from UCLA and an MBA from UC Berkeley. She is the founder of goodtimesSF, San Francisco's most well attended finance networking happy hour. During her free time, Grace enjoys watching her son play basketball and surfing the waves with him at La Jolla Shores. To connect regarding M&A, partnerships/business development opportunities or to send invites to professional events, please feel free to reach out to Grace at greyes@switchfly.com.