Ellen Blix
InvestorPartner 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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Biology1996 — 2000
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance2004 — 2006
Skills & more
Capital MarketsInvestment StrategiesBusiness DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementPortfolio OptimizationLiquidity ManagementBlackRock AladdinFixed IncomeInvestment BankingDistressed DebtDebt Restructuring
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