Erin Harkless Moore

Erin Harkless Moore is the Managing Director of Investments for Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates to accelerate social progress around the world. As a member of Pivotal’s Executive Leadership Team, Erin leads the organization’s fund, and direct investment decisions, overseeing a diverse portfolio of investments that drive breakthrough innovations and impact for people in this country. With nearly 20 years of investment experience, building and managing customized portfolios for endowed institutions and family offices, Erin’s commitment to discovering and cultivating relationships with leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and founders has been a driving force in her success.

Prior to joining Pivotal, Erin served as Managing Director at Cambridge Associates, where she sourced and conducted diligence on investment managers across asset classes. Erin received her MBA from the Harvard Business School as a Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow and her BSBA magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis as a John B. Ervin Scholar. She is also a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Washington, DC.

Erin was honored as part of the inaugural Black Women in Asset Management 40 under 40 List in 2022 and named to Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance in 2025 and again in 2026. She is also a Fellow of the eighth class of the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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