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Elise Zhao

Investor

Impact Investing Officer at Lumina Impact Ventures

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

About

Elise Zhao is the impact investing officer at Lumina Foundation, where she supports the program-related and mission-related investment portfolios focused on expanding access to education beyond high school. She previously worked at management consulting firm Point B, serving national nonprofit clients in healthcare and education, and has been involved in the Chicago education and workforce ecosystems since 2018, including as a research analyst with the To&Through Project. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Music and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

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Invests in

EdTechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. Lumina FoundationVice President for Strategic Engagementcurrent2016 — presentGreater Indianapolis
  2. Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesSenior Vice President for Academic Planning and Public Engagement2016Washington, DC
  3. Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesVice President for Policy and Public Engagement2012 — 2016
  4. Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesVice President for Communications and Public Affairs2001 — 2012
  5. Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesDirector of Programs, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives1993 — 2000
  6. Public AgendaVisiting Senior Communications Fellow2004
  7. Multiple UniversitiesTeaching Experience1988 — 1993

Education

  1. Rutgers UniversityMA; PhD, English Language and Literature/Women's Studies1987 — 2000
  2. Williams CollegeBachelor's degree, Art History1982 — 1986

Skills & more

Higher Education21Public Speaking16Media Relations17Writing2Non-profitsPublications6Public Relations9Strategic Communications5Program Evaluation4Policy10Organizational Development2Program Management3
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Languages French · German

From Elise's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Rutgers University96

Jigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalDominique LittleGovernment Affairs Lead at ParadigmGanesh PersadVice President & Chief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersBasil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at Stripes

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Also attended Williams College88

Chase ColemanFounder & Partner of Tiger Global ManagementSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLChris PicardoPartner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3Isabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment Management

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lumina Foundation3

Matthew BreitfelderBoard Chair at Lumina Impact VenturesPardis MahdaviBoard Member at Lumina Impact VenturesKaye VitugBoard Member at Lumina Impact Ventures

Colleagues at Lumina Impact Ventures

Alisa A. Miller
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
Austan D. Goolsbee
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
Bridget M. McCormack
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
Carmen Twillie Ambar
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
Christine Pambianchi
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
David Wilson
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO at Lumina Impact Ventures
Jim Bullard
Board Member at Lumina Impact Ventures