Vernon Lee is a Managing Partner in the Lightship Anchor Fund (Anchor), a multi-billion targeted global fund of funds investing in Black venture managers across the Americas, Africa, and Europe. Anchor also invests in startups at the Series B & C stage. Vernon was previously a partner in The Marathon Fund. He co-founded Anchor with a goal of facilitating broader impact through a unique opportunity to deploy investment capital to underrepresented fund managers, and he continues to support The Marathon Fund as an LP and advisor.