Cathy Barrera

Partner & Founding Economist of Prysm Group

Dr. Cathy Barrera is a Partner and Founding Economist at Prysm Group. With an impressive track record, Dr. Barrera has led economic advisory projects for Fortune 500 companies and prominent startups backed by renowned funds such as Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Sequoia, Union Square Ventures, and Y Combinator. She serves as an industry expert for executive education programs at MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School, and provides academic guidance to blockchain projects at the World Economic Forum. Previously, Dr. Barrera held tenure-track faculty positions at Cornell University's S.C. Johnson School of Management and served as the Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter.