Preet Mankad

Startup Programs Lead

Preet’s primary focus as Startup Programs Lead at CED is managing the startup programs, including the bi-annual GRO Incubator. Preet will also assist with customer success and help ensure that CEDs partner companies are engaged and derive value from the community.

Preet moved to Raleigh from her home in Sydney, Australia in 2016 after an impactful month participating in the Leadership exChange program. Since then, she has been a part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the RDU area. Preet worked with Raleigh Founded and WeWork, where she helped launch the WeWork brand in the RDU area. Most recently, Preet was on the Global Enablement team at Better Mortgage, where she learned about adult learning principles that she hopes to apply to future iterations of the GRO Incubator.

Preet graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Macquarie University.