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Arielle Rittvo-Kinder

Former Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $500K

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About

Arielle Rittvo-Kinder is Chief Partnerships Officer at Transcend. With over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, she has held leadership roles at NewSchools Venture Fund, KIPP, and Rocketship Education, and has provided consulting support to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other foundations and charter management organizations. She holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a bachelor's degree from Columbia University.

Experience

  1. TranscendChief Partnerships Officercurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. TranscendPartner2020 — 2023Austin, Texas Area
  3. Blueprint Education ConsultingFounder + Principal2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. NewSchools Venture FundPartner2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Rocketship EducationVice President of Strategy and Operations2011 — 2013
  6. Asia and Eastern EuropeTraveling from April - October2011Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania
  7. KIPP LA SchoolsManaging Director of Talent, Operations, & Planning2006 — 2011
  8. New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)Associate Director of Community Outreach2002 — 2004
  9. REACH Charter SchoolOperations Manager2001 — 2002
  10. The After School CorporationPublic Funding Associate2000 — 2001
  11. Coro New York Leadership CenterFellow1999 — 2000
  12. Breakthrough CollaborativeTeacher1994 — 1996New Orleans, LA

Skills & more

Public Speaking13Strategic Planning31Operational Excellence1Strategy19Management10Fundraising10Staff Development18Community Outreach33Grant Writing2Leadership Development8Program Development8Event Planning2
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Who is Arielle Rittvo-Kinder?
Arielle Rittvo-Kinder is Chief Partnerships Officer at Transcend. With over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, she has held leadership roles at NewSchools Venture Fund, KIPP, and Rocketship Education, and has provided consulting support to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other foundations and charter management organizations. She holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a bachelor's degree from Columbia University.
What check size does Arielle Rittvo-Kinder write?
Arielle Rittvo-Kinder typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
Where did Arielle Rittvo-Kinder go to school?
Arielle Rittvo-Kinder studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA); Columbia University (BA, Urban Studies/Sociology).

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