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Arianna Thornton

Investor

Director of Operations at M25

Chicago

About

Director of Operations at M25 with prior experience as a business litigation assistant and BLCK VC Midwest community coordinator; graduate of Columbia College Chicago.

Experience

  1. M25Director of Operationscurrent2025 β€” presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. M25Head of Operations2024 β€” 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. M25Operations Manager2021 β€” 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. BLCK VCMidwest Chapter, Community Coordinator2022 β€” 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  5. Thompson Coburn LLPLitigation Assistant/Legal Administrative Assistant2016 β€” 2021Greater Chicago Area
  6. Manifest Urban Arts FestivalSponsorship & Communications Coordinator2016Columbia College Chicago
  7. TEDxColumbiaCollegeChicagoMarketing Coordinator2015 β€” 2016Greater Chicago Area
  8. Columbia College ChicagoWriting Center Consultant2014 β€” 2016
  9. Columbia College ChicagoReceptionist2014 β€” 2016
  10. Western Illinois UniversityFront Desk Assistant2012 β€” 2013Macomb, IL
  11. Edible ArrangementsSales Associate2009 β€” 2012Evergreen Park, IL

Education

  1. Columbia College ChicagoBachelor's Degree, Arts Management (Music Business)2013 β€” 2016
  2. Western Illinois University2012 β€” 2013

Skills & more

Operations ManagementProficient Typing Skills1Speed Reading1Reading Comprehension1Phone Etiquette2Phone Manner2Research3Editing1Social Networking4Student Affairs2Customer ServiceAdministration
+12 moreTime ManagementData EntryProject ManagementTime & AttendanceMicrosoft OfficePowerPointFacebookMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPeople-orientedExceptional People SkillsTeamwork

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Colleagues at M25

Abhinaya Konduru
Partner at M25
Brian Powers
Venture Partner at M25
Guy Friedman
Venture Partner at M25
Jonathan Poma
Venture Partner at M25
Katie Birge
Vice President Platform at M25
Leandro Bedolla
Senior Associate at M25
Mike Asem
Founding Partner at M25
Ruth Brungard
Platform Associate at M25

Frequently asked questions

Where does Arianna Thornton work?
Arianna Thornton is Director of Operations at M25.

Same school

Also attended Columbia College Chicago4

Simeon SchnapperInvestor at JLSLathan HodgeVenture Partner, Deal Flow & Strategy at Trailyn VCCaitlin PunschkeDirector of Operations at Breakwater Investment ManagementJacob ColkerManaging Director at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)

Also attended Western Illinois University5

Jeff RossDirector at Vetted AcceleratorGatanya ArnicSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyWarren WeissFounder and Partner at WestWave CapitalJohn GustofsonManaging Director at AbbVieJimmy LeeAdvisor at SemperVirens Venture Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at M2513

Paul MeierPartner at Cultivation CapitalVictor GutweinManaging Partner at M25Mike AsemFounding Partner at M25Abhinaya KonduruPartner at M25Ruth BrungardPlatform Associate at M25Ryan CoonVenture Partner at M25

+ 7 more

Also worked at BLCK VC31

Solomon HailuPartner at March Capital PartnersMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersBrian HollinsFounder at Collide CapitalShila Nieves BurneyManaging Partner at Zane Venture FundMichael FanfantGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalDenny GabrielVC Investor at Runa Capital

+ 25 more

Also worked at Thompson Coburn LLP4

Chris ReidLegal - Partner at Thompson Coburn at Capital InnovatorsGreg PattersonLegal - Partner at Thompson Coburn at Capital InnovatorsDennis DonahueLegal - Founder at CreatiVenuture Law at Capital InnovatorsAlex MaceInvestor at Thompson Street Capital Partners