About
Darryl Cobb leads CSGF's portfolio investments and support work across roughly 150 charter networks nationally, and founded the Emerging CMO Fund in 2013 to help charter leaders of color build early-stage networks. He previously served as a turnaround charter school CEO in Chicago and chief learning officer at the KIPP Foundation, and worked as a management consultant at Accenture and Diamond Cluster.
Invests in
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Charter School Growth FundPresidentcurrent2021 — present
- Charter School Growth FundPartner2010 — 2021Chicago, Illinois
- Academy of Communications and TechnologyExecutive Director2008 — 2010Chicago, Illinois
- KIPP FoundationChief Learning Officer2002 — 2008Greater Chicago Area
- Diamond Management & Technology ConsultantsSenior Associate2000 — 2002Chicago, IL
- AccentureConsultant1995 — 1998Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance1998 — 2000
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering1991 — 1995
Skills & more
Management Consulting17Educational Leadership9Program Management14Fundraising24Nonprofits36Staff Development15Leadership Development28Financial Modeling12Team Building6Financial Analysis5Business Planning8Project Management6
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FinanceInvestmentsNon-profitsProgram DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStart-upsPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementFrom Darryl's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended University of Virginia341
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Charter School Growth Fund6
Kevin HallCEO at Charter School Growth FundKathy HamelPartner at Charter School Growth FundEric ChanPartner at Charter School Growth FundSoenda HowellPartner at Charter School Growth FundAimee MartinezInvestment Director, Seed at Charter School Growth FundAdara RobbinsInvestment Manager at Charter School Growth Fund
Also worked at KIPP Foundation4
Also worked at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants8
Jon KaplanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersShaleen DevgunInvestor at TitletownTechDominic EndicottDirector at Northstar VenturesGreg BarnesPartner at Hyde Park Venture PartnersFrederico Bilelo GonçalvesManaging Director at EDP VenturesAaron GillumSenior Vice President at 50 South Capital
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Also worked at Accenture613
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Colleagues at Charter School Growth Fund
Adara Robbins
Investment Manager at Charter School Growth Fund
Aden Avery
Investment Manager at Charter School Growth Fund
Aimee Martinez
Investment Director, Seed at Charter School Growth Fund
Alex Busch
Partner at Charter School Growth Fund
Eric Chan
Partner at Charter School Growth Fund
Eric Thomas
Partner at Charter School Growth Fund
Kathy Hamel
Partner at Charter School Growth Fund
Kevin Hall
CEO at Charter School Growth Fund
















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