Where did Elijah Mayfield go to school?

Elijah Mayfield studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); Harvard Business School (MBA); Bolles.

Elijah Mayfield

Investor

Entrepreneur in Residence, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science; previously CEO, LightSide Labs at GSV Ventures · Board director at Intellispark

Pittsburgh, PA

30 Under 30 2017 · Education

About

Entrepreneur in Residence at Carnegie Mellon with Ph.D. in Language Technologies. Previously founded and led LightSide Labs, a natural language processing startup acquired by Turnitin, where he became VP of New Technologies. Policy consultant for Gates Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Board director at Intellispark

Intro paths

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In turn, Elijah can intro founders to Intellispark's investors below.

Intellispark's investors · 4

Capital Midwest FundMequon GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022 K Street CapitalWashington PHX VenturesTempe · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Intellispark

Stephen SmithExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

GSV VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
ASU+GSV SummitCo-Foundercurrent2009 — presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
Toddle - Your Teaching PartnerBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
EllucianBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentReston, Virginia, United States
DiscoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
BrightChampsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
UplimitBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Ascend LearningBoard Managercurrent2018 — present
TurnitinBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
DegreedBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Harvard Graduate School of EducationMember of the Board of Advisors Dean's Leadership Councilcurrent2025 — present
Global Silicon Valley AdvisorsFounder & Senior Advisor2009 — 2019New York, New York and Chicago
ThinkEquity PartnersCo-Founder and President2001 — 2008
Merrill LynchManaging Director, Global Growth Group1987 — 2001
J.P. MorganAssistant Treasurer1983 — 1985

Skills & more

Private Equity99Managerial Finance46Corporate Development99Venture Capital99Private Placements47Start-ups98Mergers35Acquisitions15Business Development22Business Strategy25Capital Markets16Competitive Analysis7

+3 more

Capital RaisingDue DiligenceWellSaid Studio

ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Speaker — ASU+GSV Summit
ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Attendee — ASU+GSV Summit

From Elijah's professional profile.

Colleagues at GSV Ventures

Claire Zau

Partner at GSV Ventures

Deborah Quazzo

Managing Partner at GSV Ventures

Jack Lothrop

Investor at GSV Ventures

Kevin Zhang

Principal at GSV Ventures

Luben Pampoulov

Partner at GSV Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Elijah Mayfield?: Entrepreneur in Residence at Carnegie Mellon with Ph.D. in Language Technologies. Previously founded and led LightSide Labs, a natural language processing startup acquired by Turnitin, where he became VP of New Technologies. Policy consultant for Gates Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Where does Elijah Mayfield work?: Elijah Mayfield is Entrepreneur in Residence, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science; previously CEO, LightSide Labs at GSV Ventures and Board director at Intellispark.
Where did Elijah Mayfield go to school?: Elijah Mayfield studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); Harvard Business School (MBA); Bolles.