Tracy Chadwell

Tracy is a graduate of Trinity College, Hartford CT and has a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of Chicago where she was the recipient of the CALI awards in Property Law and International Tax. Her non-profit work includes the AARP Age Collective, and a Board Member of Early Stage Montana.

Tracy is the Founding Partner of 1843 Capital, an early stage venture capital firm solving for the 100+ year healthspan by investing in technology companies focused on aging and longevity. She was named to the inaugural Forbes “50 over 50” list in 2021 and one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s inaugural “100 Powerful Women.” Notable investments include early investments in Beautycounter (Exited: $1 Billion valuation) and Tempo Automation (Nasdaq:TMPO). She’s a leader in the venture capital industry and a sought-after speaker including giving testimony before a US Senate Committee. She has also been a speaker for the Milken Global Institute, SXSW, MIT, and TEDx NYIT. Formerly, Tracy was a partner of a growth capital venture capital fund – Baker Capital – and a VP at Robertson Stephens. Early in her career, Tracy worked in Tokyo for the law firm Nagashima and Ohno and for SCM International, led by Senator Adlai Stevenson doing cross-border transaction work between the US and Asia. Currently, she serves on the Board of Recuro Health and is a Board Observer to Corsha.