Samantha Bradley

Managing Director, RealmSpark

Samantha Bradley joined ASU Enterprise Partners in 2021 to launch and lead RealmSpark, a business unit that makes direct investments into early stage companies that are helping Arizona State University achieve its mission.

Samantha began her career in public equity, later moving into the alternative investment, private equity and venture capital space. Before joining Enterprise Partners, she was with a Phoenix-based private equity firm with investments across industries and significant holdings in the sports, media and technology spaces. Prior to that, she was with Truvvo Partners, a New York based investment firm providing investment management, strategic advice and private investment services for ultra high net worth families. She worked on portfolio construction and management for families with highly complex balance sheets and was part of the team that sourced and diligenced private equity investments. Samantha started her career as an early employee at Baron Capital, an asset management firm with more than $45 billion AUM.

She graduated with honors and a bachelor’s degree from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where she played on the women’s volleyball team.

Samantha currently serves on the boards of several early stage companies and is an advisor to Seminal Capital, a growth impact manager with funds in the Education, Healthcare and Food & Nutrition spaces.

Samantha Bradley

Samantha Bradley

Managing Director, RealmSpark

Samantha Bradley joined ASU Enterprise Partners in 2021 to launch and lead RealmSpark, a business unit that makes direct investments into early stage companies that are helping Arizona State University achieve its mission.

Samantha began her career in public equity, later moving into the alternative investment, private equity and venture capital space. Before joining Enterprise Partners, she was with a Phoenix-based private equity firm with investments across industries and significant holdings in the sports, media and technology spaces. Prior to that, she was with Truvvo Partners, a New York based investment firm providing investment management, strategic advice and private investment services for ultra high net worth families. She worked on portfolio construction and management for families with highly complex balance sheets and was part of the team that sourced and diligenced private equity investments. Samantha started her career as an early employee at Baron Capital, an asset management firm with more than $45 billion AUM.

She graduated with honors and a bachelor’s degree from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where she played on the women’s volleyball team.

Samantha currently serves on the boards of several early stage companies and is an advisor to Seminal Capital, a growth impact manager with funds in the Education, Healthcare and Food & Nutrition spaces.