Gelila Bekele
InvestorPartner at Sky Ocean Ventures · Advisor - Net Zero at Upscale · Head of AI Strategy at Union Square Advisors LLC
New York City Metropolitan Area
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About
Head of AI Strategy with experience as a search fund entrepreneur and director at a software holding company, and former role at BlackRock partnering with major institutional investors.
Experience
- Union Square Advisors LLCHead of AI Strategycurrent2026 — present
- Trilogy Search PartnersEIR, Director of Aone Partners2023 — 2026New York
- Banyan SoftwareDirector2022 — 2023New York
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Fellowship2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockMulti-Asset Investment Strategies and Solutions2016 — 2019New York
- Deutsche BankDerivatives Structuring and Trading2015New York
- Pharo ManagementHedge Fund Equity Research2014New York
Skills & more
Languages Amharic
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gelila Bekele?
- Head of AI Strategy with experience as a search fund entrepreneur and director at a software holding company, and former role at BlackRock partnering with major institutional investors.
- Where does Gelila Bekele work?
- Gelila Bekele is Partner at Sky Ocean Ventures.
- Where did Gelila Bekele go to school?
- Gelila Bekele studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Columbia College, Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Economics); International Community School of Addis Ababa.
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Also worked at Banyan Software5
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business262
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Also worked at BlackRock388
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