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Elise Bates

Investor

Advisor at Xfund

Boston area

About

Elise Bates is an advisor to Xfund and Senior Director of the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, where she oversees the School's entrepreneurship courses, faculty, and programs. A repeat founder and operator, she began her career as an HBS research associate, later worked at the Monitor Group leading growth strategy engagements in health care and consumer markets, and founded the nonprofit End Allergies Together and co-founded Attane Health. She holds a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship @hbsrock

Congratulations to the @HarvardHBS New Venture Competition teams for being selected to be part of @MassChallenge! Exciting to see the DetoXyFi, @earthbondco, and Growbie teams in the cohort. Check them out here πŸ‘‰πŸ½ https://t.co/lcRhtJCGBB #startup #innovation #entrepreneurship

Jun 12, 2023 Β· β™₯ 6 Β· ⇄ 1

HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship @hbsrock

We celebrated the 26th annual New Venture Competition concluded, announcing the winners of #HBSNVC 2023! πŸ† Discover the Student Business, @HBSSEI, and @HBSAlumni track Grand Prize Winner, Runner-Up, and Crowd Favorite: https://t.co/aLnSxQQqUP

Mar 31, 2023 Β· β™₯ 4

HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship @hbsrock

Thank you to the @innovationlab for their generous in-kind support of the HBS New Venture Competition! Our sponsors make it possible for participants to access expert resources, receive real-world feedback, and refine their ideas throughout the #HBSNVC process. https://t.co/Qvbo2ctPeV

Mar 30, 2023 Β· β™₯ 4 Β· ⇄ 1

Experience

  1. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Deancurrent2026 β€” presentBoston, MA
  2. Harvard Business SchoolManaging Director2026
  3. Harvard Business SchoolSenior Director2024 β€” 2026Boston, MA
  4. Attane HealthCo-Founder and Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts
  5. End Allergies TogetherCo-Founder and President2014 β€” 2020Fairfield, Connecticut
  6. Monitor DeloittePharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Strategy Consultant2000 β€” 2005Cambridge, Massachusetts
  7. IBMInternet Marketing Consultant1996 β€” 1998Cambridge, Massachusetts
  8. Harvard Business SchoolResearch Associate1993 β€” 1995Boston, Massachusetts

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1998 β€” 2000
  2. Colgate UniversityBachelor's degree1989 β€” 1993

Skills & more

Public Speaking2Social Media3Customer Service3Social Media Marketing3Event Planning2Microsoft Office2Sales2

From Elise's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Colgate University63

David FialkowInvestment Team at General CatalystJack PierrepontInvestor at DN CapitalDevon McDonaldInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStephanie ManningCOO & Head of Platform at Lerer HippeauBailey DickeyInvestor at GGV CapitalBob ChathamFounder of RightHill Ventures

+ 57 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard Business School189

Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MALauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsAlice BrooksInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 183 more

Also worked at Attane Health1

Darcy HoweInvestor at KCRise Fund

Also worked at Monitor Deloitte65

Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalCandice FaktorFounder, CEO, speaker, and investor focused on unlocking human potential in the age of AIParth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital PartnersAaron SamuelsFounder at Collide CapitalAravind RatnamChief Strategy Office, Q-Ctrl at SeafundDave BoyceDirector at Mercato Partners

+ 59 more

Also worked at IBM493

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

+ 487 more

Investments

Board seats

Attane Health

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Colleagues at Xfund

Alex Pentland
Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences at MIT at Xfund
Andrew Williamson
Managing Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital at Xfund
Bob Pozen
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management at Xfund
Brandon Farwell
General Partner at Xfund
Cherry Murray
Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor of Physics, Harvard University at Xfund
Deborah Spar
Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School at Xfund
Don Wood
Managing Director Emeritus, DFJ at Xfund
Habib Haddad
Managing Partner of the E14 Fund, MIT at Xfund