Where does Frances Townsend work?

Frances Townsend is Senior Advisor at Audere Capital.

Where did Frances Townsend go to school?

Frances Townsend studied at University of Detroit Mercy (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Savitribai Phule Pune University (Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Economics); UCLA (Corporate Governance Certification).

Frances Townsend

Investor

Senior Advisor at Audere Capital · Director at Investcorp · Advisor at General Atlantic · Investment Comm at Valor Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

About

Former Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and National Security Council member; serves as a board director for the Council on Foreign Relations, Chubb Insurance, and Freeport McMoRan.

Experience

SchneiderExecutive Vice President; Chief Innovation and Technology Officercurrent2022 — presentGreen Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
SchneiderExecutive Vice President; Chief Information Officer2015 — 2022Green Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
SchneiderVice President, Strategy, Planning & Solution Delivery2010 — 2015Green Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
SchneiderVice President, Strategy, Planning & Advanced Analytics2009 — 2010Green Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
Scope 23 LLCCo-Founder; Board Membercurrent2023 — present
CleoExecutive Advisorcurrent2024 — present
Truck Park ManagementBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States
8VCAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ChemDirectBoard Member2022 — 2025Green Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
BatonAdvisor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Diamond Management & Technology ConsultantsPrincipal2006 — 2009
DeloitteManager1999 — 2006Detroit, Michigan, United States
CompuwareSystem Analyst1997 — 1999Detroit Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Expert Advisor1Executive AdvisoryManagement Consulting8IT Strategy32Business Process Improvement24Strategy19Program Management13Cross-functional Team Leadership4Business Transformation6Process Improvement13Business Intelligence11Enterprise Architecture7

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Vendor ManagementPMOBusiness AnalysisProject Portfolio ManagementStrategic PlanningManagementProject Management Office (PMO)

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Colleagues at Audere Capital

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Venture Partner at Audere Capital

Don Baer

Senior Advisor at Audere Capital

Dr. Brigham Hyde

Venture Partner at Audere Capital

E. John Teichert

Senior Advisor at Audere Capital

Evan Loomis

Venture Partner at Audere Capital

Hugh Wyman Howard III

Senior Advisor at Audere Capital

Ian Eishen

Venture Partner at Audere Capital

Jaethan Reichel

Senior Advisor at Audere Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Frances Townsend?: Former Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and National Security Council member; serves as a board director for the Council on Foreign Relations, Chubb Insurance, and Freeport McMoRan.
Where does Frances Townsend work?: Frances Townsend is Senior Advisor at Audere Capital.
Where did Frances Townsend go to school?: Frances Townsend studied at University of Detroit Mercy (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Savitribai Phule Pune University (Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Economics); UCLA (Corporate Governance Certification).

Same school

Also attended University of Detroit Mercy9

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Also attended Savitribai Phule Pune University53

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Also attended UCLA680

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Shared employers

Also worked at Schneider2

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Also worked at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants16

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Also worked at Deloitte1,903

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Also worked at Compuware14

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