About
Ellen Martin is Chief Operations and Impact Officer at Circulate Capital, where she oversees impact, ESG, insights, systems, and people functions and helps operationalize the firm's strategic growth objectives and partnerships. She previously held management roles at Closed Loop Partners and the social impact strategy consultancy FSG, and has lectured in MBA programs at UC Berkeley and Stanford. She holds an MBA from the Haas School at UC Berkeley and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.
Invests in
Circular EconomyImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Circulate CapitalChief Impact Officer, Partnercurrent2021 β present
- The Circulate InitiativeSenior Advisorcurrent2021 β present
- Organizations, investors and entrepreneurs accelerating the transition to a circular economyAdvisor2019 β 2021
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturer2020
- San Francisco, Berlin, and LondonOn Sabbatical2019
- Closed Loop PartnersVice President, Impact and Strategic Initiatives2016 β 2019http://www.closedlooppartners.com
- Shared Value Initiative, an initiative of FSGAssociate Director, Partnerships2013 β 2016San Francisco
- FSGSenior Consultant2011 β 2014
- FSGConsultant2007 β 2011San Francisco
- Citizen SchoolsCorporate Partnerships Strategy Consultant2006
- UC BerkeleyAssistant Director, Institutional Giving2001 β 2005
- San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtExecutive Assistant2000 β 2001
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA2005 β 2007
- Yale UniversityBA, English1993 β 1997
- +Acumen IDEO.orgHuman-Centered Design Toolkit, a 7-week online course for teams
- The Goodman CenterStorytelling and the Power of Narrative, 4-week train-the-trainer course
- Community at WorkGroup Facilitation Skills training
- The Grove Consultants InternationalStrategic Visioning, graphic facilitation training
Skills & more
Strategy22Strategic Planning12Social Entrepreneurship16Nonprofits14Management Consulting13Business Strategy6Research6Program Management4Corporate Social Responsibility4Sustainability5Fundraising2Nonprofit Organizations2
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MuseumsProgram DevelopmentFinancial ModelingPhilanthropyInternational DevelopmentShared ValueSocial ImpactHuman-centered DesignPublic-private PartnershipsProgram EvaluationFrom Ellen's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended Yale University493
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business59
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context VenturesSebastian KreisVenture Partner & IC Member at ATTOM CAPITALRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at Closed Loop Partners33
Rob KaplanFounder & CEO at Circulate CapitalJimmy TengInvestor at E14 FundAly BryanInvestor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop PartnersCaroline BrownManaging Director at Closed Loop PartnersMartin AaresManaging Director at Closed Loop PartnersBridget CrokeManaging Director at Closed Loop Partners
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Also worked at FSG3
Colleagues at Circulate Capital
Adam Wolfensohn
Co-Managing Partner Encourage Capital at Circulate Capital
Alexis Crusey
Head of Fundraising at Circulate Capital
Amandine Joly
Head of Partnerships and External Affairs at Circulate Capital
Andrea Rosas
Executive Assistant, LAC at Circulate Capital
Caroline Wee
Investment Partner, Southeast Asia (Fund I) at Circulate Capital
Charmaine Choo
Manager, Financial Controlling at Circulate Capital
Chinmay Prakash
Senior Investment Manager, India at Circulate Capital
Christian Urazan
Investment Partner, LAC at Circulate Capital























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