donna mackenzie

Member, interim board of trustees

Donna Mackenzie currently holds the position of Executive Director of

StarterStudio, the nonprofit community hub for education, accelerator programs, funding, mentoring, and collaborative work spaces in Central Florida.

For over 15 years, she served as a C-Level executive to early stage technology companies from founding stage through venture capital raises to acquisition and public offerings.

Local companies she worked with from the early stages include Cytura (sold to Mobius Management), Channel Intelligence (subsequently sold to Google), and IZEA. 

Ms. Mackenzie is passionate about expanding our innovative economy in Florida by growing, coaching and investing in technology companies.

Ms. Mackenzie is also a Principal in the consulting firm GroupLM3 and investment firm Halestreet Investors.

She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Florida and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.