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Ed Walters

Investor

General Partner at Allegory

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ed Walters is Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder of Alpha Origin, an operational engineering firm that tests critical infrastructure environments in live production settings to identify security vulnerabilities in IT, OT, and hardware systems. Previously, he spent a decade building and financing companies in energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors. Walters serves as a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the board of Basta, a nonprofit focused on employment access for first-generation college students.

Experience

  1. Alpha OriginChief Commercial Officer + Co-foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. Allegory CapitalFounder + General Partner2021 — 2024New York, United States
  4. MosaicVP of Growth + Strategic Finance2019 — 2022New York, United States
  5. Bain Capital VenturesOperator in Residence2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  6. Tamarisc VenturesCo-founder + General Partner2014 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  7. Morningside Technology Advisory LLCAssociate2012 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  8. The Brookings InstitutionAnalyst2010 — 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. United States SenatePolicy Fellow2009 — 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2014 — 2016
  2. University of OxfordMSc, Comparative Social Policy2008 — 2009
  3. Trinity College-HartfordB.A., English Literature2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Management4Public Speaking12NegotiationCorporate Partnership Development2Business Strategy3Finance1Venture Capital6Business Development1Strategic Communications34Philanthropy3InvestmentsConstruction
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From Ed's professional profile.

Colleagues at Allegory

Craig Wilson
Investor at Collaborative Fund

Network8

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Julia LiptonScout
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Marek OlszewskiScout
Advisor at Flori Ventures
Sundeep AhujaScout
General Partner at Climate Capital
Andres Barreto
General Partner at Firstrock Capital
Melissa Krinzman
Managing Partner at Krillion Ventures
Sahil Lavingia
Founder at SHL Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ed Walters?
Ed Walters is Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder of Alpha Origin, an operational engineering firm that tests critical infrastructure environments in live production settings to identify security vulnerabilities in IT, OT, and hardware systems. Previously, he spent a decade building and financing companies in energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors. Walters serves as a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the board of Basta, a nonprofit focused on employment access for first-generation college students.
Where does Ed Walters work?
Ed Walters is General Partner at Allegory.
What check size does Ed Walters write?
Ed Walters typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Ed Walters go to school?
Ed Walters studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Oxford (MSc, Comparative Social Policy); Trinity College-Hartford (B.A., English Literature).

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