Susan Preston

Susan Preston is committed to fostering entrepreneurial growth in the Pacific Northwest

Susan Preston is the Managing Partner of SeaChange Fund, which funds early-stage investments. Susan has taught in the MBA program and was the BuerkEndowed Fellow for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington. Susan also serves as immediate past chair and a lead instructor for the Angel Resource Institute, a global investor and entrepreneur education organization. Susan is a world-recognized expert in angel financing and angel organizations and is the author of numerous articles, white papers and books on angel financing. She is a national and international consultant and speaker on economic development, angel and venture financing, to date in more than 20 countries. Susan spent much of her earlier career in senior management positions in public and private companies, from general counsel to CEO. Susan has held more than 30 board positions with public and privately held corporations and has served on numerous non-profit boards. She has been profiled in Red Herring, Inc., Smart Money, Worth and other local and national publications. She has won numerous awards for her leadership, including Senator Cantwell’s Women of Valor award, which was presented by then Vice President Joe Biden. Ms. Preston received her JD, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and her BS, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in Microbiology and Public Health from Washington State University.