About
Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools, who authored an essay for Stanford Social Innovation Review examining the purpose of public education in a diverse democracy.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- AbingworthGeneral Counsel2022 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- AbingworthPartner and General Counsel2006 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Intel CapitalCounsel EMEA2000 — 2006Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLPAssociate1992 — 2000Washington D.C., Paris
Skills & more
Joint Ventures4Private Equity4Venture Capital6Due Diligence4Mergers & Acquisitions1Corporate Law1
From Frances's professional profile.
Colleagues at NewSchools Venture Fund
Alex Yu
Vice President at Imaginary Venture Capital
Alexandra Bernadotte
Board Member at NewSchools Venture Fund
Ally Skoog-Hoffman
Director, Research & Learning at NewSchools Venture Fund
Amy Rodde
Board Member at NewSchools Venture Fund
Ana León-Santos
Associate Partner, Equitable Investing at NewSchools Venture Fund
Andrew Vega
Senior Associate Partner, Innovative Schools at NewSchools Venture Fund
Ariana Valenzuela
Partner, Innovative Schools at NewSchools Venture Fund
Brittany Lynne Adams
Senior Manager, Communications and Digital Marketing at NewSchools Venture Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frances Messano?
- Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools, who authored an essay for Stanford Social Innovation Review examining the purpose of public education in a diverse democracy.
- Where does Frances Messano work?
- Frances Messano is CEO at NewSchools Venture Fund.
- What does Frances Messano invest in?
- Frances Messano invests in EdTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Frances Messano go to school?
- Frances Messano studied at Georgetown Law.
Same school
Also attended Georgetown Law93
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Shared employers
Also worked at Abingworth26
Carlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalRamit NagpalVice President and General Counsel, Legal, Institutional Risk and Governance at International Finance CorporationSarvesh SuriRegional Vice President, Asia and the Pacific at International Finance CorporationBali MuralidharGlobal Head of Life Sciences & CIO at AbingworthKurt von EmsterManaging Partner at AbingworthJayson PunwaniManaging Director, Head of Venture at Abingworth
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Also worked at Intel Capital385
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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