Bea Wray is an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor who has helped over three hundred companies across twenty-six countries. She was chair for the ForbesBooks Entrepreneurship Practice Group and executive director of The Creative Coast. Bea hosted The Front Porch podcast, Savannah's Engage SGTV, TEDx, Geekend Innovation conference, and numerous themed and budget birthday parties.

Bea is a graduate of Harvard Business School, Emory University, and Cedar Drive. She is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute, Riley Institute's Diversity Leaders Initiative, and South Carolina's Liberty Fellowship. More meaningfully, she is a fellow mother, neighbor, and friend.