Where does Ellen Blix work?

Ellen Blix is Partner & Head of Investor Relations at SignalFire.

What check size does Ellen Blix write?

Ellen Blix typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.

Where did Ellen Blix go to school?

Ellen Blix studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Biology); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance).

Ellen Blix

Investor

Partner & Head of Investor Relations at SignalFire

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $12.5M

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1,119 people in our graph share verified history with Ellen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Wesley ChanunlockedEllen: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996–2000)

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About

Ellen Blix joined SignalFire in 2020 to lead investor relations, overseeing limited partner strategy and communications. She was previously a Managing Director at Commonfund Capital and spent six years as a Vice President and investment strategist at BlackRock, with earlier roles as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Wasserstein Perella & Co. She holds an S.B. in Biology from MIT and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Experience

SignalFirePartner, Head of Investor Relationscurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
CommonfundManaging Director2015 — 2020San Francisco, California
BlackRockInstitutional Sales / Investment Strategist2009 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Lehman BrothersAssociate2006 — 2008New York, NY
The Taft SchoolTeacher2003 — 2004Watertown, CT
Deutsche BankAnalyst2002New York, NY
Wasserstein PerellaAnalyst2000 — 2002New York, NY

Skills & more

Capital MarketsInvestment StrategiesBusiness DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementPortfolio OptimizationLiquidity ManagementBlackRock AladdinFixed IncomeInvestment BankingDistressed DebtDebt Restructuring

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Senior Associate at SignalFire

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Andrew Reid

Director, GTM Recruiting at SignalFire

Asher Bantock

Head of Research at SignalFire

Audrey Salomez

Contrôleur financier at 123Venture

Ben Davenport

Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital

Bobby Lent

Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire

Cali Tran

CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire

Network5

Chris Farmer

Partner & CEO at SignalFire

Chris Scoggins

Partner at SignalFire

Elaine Zelby

Venture Partner at SignalFire

Elias Davis

Partner at Kli Capital

Ilya Kirnos

Partner & CTO at SignalFire

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ellen Blix?: Ellen Blix joined SignalFire in 2020 to lead investor relations, overseeing limited partner strategy and communications. She was previously a Managing Director at Commonfund Capital and spent six years as a Vice President and investment strategist at BlackRock, with earlier roles as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Wasserstein Perella & Co. She holds an S.B. in Biology from MIT and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Where does Ellen Blix work?: Ellen Blix is Partner & Head of Investor Relations at SignalFire.
What check size does Ellen Blix write?: Ellen Blix typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
Where did Ellen Blix go to school?: Ellen Blix studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Biology); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance).

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