Liz Doerr is Co-founder and Partner at Sandbox where she serves as fractional CFO for several clients and helps start-ups prepare for future growth, capital raises or acquisitions. She is passionate about helping the Richmond community’s brilliant entrepreneurs launch and grow their ventures. 

Liz started her business career working in various management roles at CSX (Fortune 500) ending her tenure as the departmental CFO for the company’s Innovation and Technology departments. She later joined the Richmond-based venture capital firm, NRV, to help manage the company’s $55 million angel investing portfolio and led the firm’s $33 million fundraise for its Series A fund. As a director at NRV, she led the company’s investor relations, financial due diligence and portfolio company services, including serving as CFO for one of the fund’s portfolio companies. 

In her spare time, Liz is involved in a variety of organizations, including Virginia Women in Venture, a nonprofit focused on growing and supporting the community of female investors in venture capital and private equity.