As Executive Director, Monique Adams launched 757 Angels in 2015, 757 Angels has grown to one of the largest angel groups in the country with 140 members/investors that have injected over $95 Million of capital into startup and early stage companies. Capital investment has resulted in the creation of over 1,000 high paying jobs. Through 757 Angels’ regional platform, Monique has local and statewide leadership roles in building and strengthening an inclusive, interconnected, and impactful entrepreneurial ecosystem. Monique also acts as the Managing Director of 757 Collab, the parent of 757 Accelerate, 757 Angels and 757 Startup Studios. She serves on the boards of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA), Riverflow Growth Fund, Reinvent Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Biomedical Consortium (HRBRC), RVA/757 Connects and the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation (ODAF). Monique also serves on the Preliminary Management and Oversight Panel (PMOP) of the Virginia BioSciences Health Research Consortium (d/b/a Virginia Catalyst). Monique has been named to the "Inside Business Power List", named to Virginia Business’ “Virginia 500”, recognized as a 2017 recipient of the Women in Business award and was a 2019 inductee into the Junior Achievement Hampton Roads Business Hall of Fame.
Monique has an extensive financial services background with senior finance positions at both the predecessors of Bank of America in Norfolk and JP Morgan Chase in New York City and Los Angeles. Monique attended the University of Southern California and resides in Virginia Beach with her family.