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

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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Andrew Reid

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Asher Bantock

Head of Research at SignalFire

Bobby Lent

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

Bradford Jones

Principal at SignalFire

Cali Tran

CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire

Carrie Wheeler

CEO of Opendoor at SignalFire

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Bradford Jones

Principal at SignalFire

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).