Experience

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  U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • Inaugural Member of US Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity (TACRE)

    • Oct 2022 - Present

    The first-of-its-kind committee will provide advice and recommendations to Secretary Yellen and Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo on efforts to advance racial equity in the economy and address acute disparities for communities of color. Toward that end, the Committee will identify, monitor, and review aspects of the domestic economy that have directly and indirectly resulted in unfavorable conditions for communities of color. The Committee plans to address topics including but not limited to: financial inclusion, access to capital, housing stability, federal supplier diversity, and economic development.

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  Known

  • United States

  • President & Co-Founder

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • United States

    Known is a financial services growth platform for the New Majority and the multi-trillion dollar economy we power.

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  Stanford University

  • Palo Alto, CA

  • Lecturer and Advisory Board Chair CCSRE

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Palo Alto, CA

    Red-Horse Mohl serves as the Advisory Board Chair of Stanford University’s Center for the Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) and teaches two Stanford courses (CSRE 161, NATIVEAM 161 and SENSA Lab) on Entrepreneurship for Social Impact and Racial Equity.

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  Red-Horse Financial Group, Inc.

  • President/CEO (also Owner/Founder)

    • Nov 2004 - Present

    American Indian Tribal Nation Financing; VALERIE RED-HORSE has more than 30 years in-depth experience in the financial services and investment banking industry including private placements, debt restructuring, taxable issuance, municipal issuance, leveraged finance, high yield bond transactions, strategic and equipment finance and management turnaround with a unique expertise in the tribal economic development sectors. Red-Horse has assisted/advised clients in transactions ranging from $1 million to $1 billion. Recognized as a leading industry expert, Red-Horse Mohl holds seven FINRA registrations.

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  BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN INDIAN COUNTRY INC

  • Board Chair

    • Jun 2000 - Present

    For over 25 years, Boys & Girls Clubs have proudly served American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and American Samoan youth. The first Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country were established by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in 1992. Native Clubs uphold BGCA’s mission to enable all people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

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  RED-HORSE NATIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.

  • President/CEO (also Owner/Founder)

    • Nov 1996 - Present

    RED-HORSE NATIVE PRODUCTIONS collaborates with American Indian tribal nations to bring important Native stories accurately and respectfully to the screen. Red-Horse’s body of work spans over two decades of film and television content creation and production. The Company’s premiere feature film, NATURALLY NATIVE, was an official Sundance Festival selection, which Red-Horse wrote, produced, co-directed, starred in, and distributed. Red-Horse followed with the WWII PBS/ITVS award winning documentary “TRUE WHISPERS: THE STORY OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS”, produced with Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Entertainment. Red-Horse also produced/directed the “prequel” follow up program, again with Hurd, CHOCTAW CODE TALKERS regarding the Code Talkers’ involvement in WWI (Vision Maker Media/PBS). Over her career Red-Horse has produced/directed multiple Native American themed programs for public television including DIVERSITY IN THE DELTA, POP HUNTER’S DEW DROP INN, WINDOWS ON MARS, LIVING VOICES and a Native American cooking show for FNX/PBS. As a writer Red-Horse penned the Emmy award winning MY INDIAN SUMMER (CBS) and AFI’s LOOKS INTO THE NIGHT in which she also starred as lead actress. Red-Horse is currently producing/directing (again in collaboration with Hurd for Vision Maker Media/PBS) MANKILLER, the biographical documentary of Wilma Mankiller who served as the first female elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Red-Horse is the host for the live talk show “NATIVE AMERICAN GAMING” where she combines her multiple cross discipline knowledge and skills. Red-Horse is also serving as a co-curator for a comprehensive 100 year Native American film retrospective and national tour sponsored by the UCLA Film and Archive for 2014-2016. Red-Horse Native Productions is currently in development with producer/actor/activist, Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H, Patch Adams) to produce a narrative feature film about the first Native American human rights trial.

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  East Bay Community Foundation

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Aug 2020 - Feb 2023
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    As CFO, I focused on both finance and investments, and was committed to reaching 100% mission alignment with EBCF's investment portfolio and impact investing programs, with a heightened attention to racial equity/racial justice and diverse asset managers. Founded in 1928, and supported by nearly 500 local donors, the East Bay Community Foundation partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity/racial justice, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes. In partnership with its donors, EBCF grants approximately $73 million annually and has charitable assets under management in excess of $700 million. For more information, visit ebcf.org

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  Social Venture Circle

  • Silicon Valley

  • Executive Director

    • Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
    • Silicon Valley

    Served for two years as the Executive Director of Social Venture Circle which builds and serves communities of inspired and informed impact investors and business leaders to make social, economic, and environmental change.

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  Native Nations Securities/Red-Horse Securities

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Chairman, CEO, Founder

    • Aug 1997 - Sep 2004
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Owner/Founder of Investment Bank and Asset Management firm specializing in tribal clients

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  Drexel Burnham Lambert

  • Los Angeles (Century City/Beverly Hills)

  • Office Manager

    • Nov 1978 - Feb 1985
    • Los Angeles (Century City/Beverly Hills)

    Worked with Corporate Finance and High Yield Bond Departments