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Jacob Gleason

Former Principal at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. Vinyl EquityVP of Operationscurrent2026 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. InvescoInvestment Stewardship Lead, Passive Funds2023 — 2026Greater Chicago Area
  3. Buoyant VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA Candidate2021 — 2022Evanston, Illinois, United States
  5. RampMBA Intern2021 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Sandbox Insurtech VenturesMBA Intern2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. Buoyant VenturesMBA Intern2020 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  8. Wells FargoChief of Staff, Investment Portfolio2018 — 2020San Francisco, California
  9. Wells FargoPrincipal Investments Research Analyst2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Wells FargoMarket Risk Consultant2013 — 2014Charlotte, North Carolina Area
  11. U.S. BankPortfolio Monitoring Analyst2011 — 2012St. Louis MO

Skills & more

Sustainable InvestmentEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Program ManagementProgram DevelopmentBoard GovernanceStewardshipProxy VotingBusiness Process ImprovementPresentationsClimate TechVenture CapitalCredit Risk Management
+12 moreData AnalysisEnterprise Risk ManagementProject ManagementInvestment ResearchFinancial AnalysisPortfolio ManagementBankingCreditStrategic PlanningCommunicationBloombergSQL
  • Sustainable Investing Certificate — CFA Institute

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Allison Myers
General Partner at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc
Amy Francetic
Co-founder and Managing General Partner at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc
Badri Narasimhan
Investor at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc
Ted Orben
Investor at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacob Gleason?
Principal at Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc
What check size does Jacob Gleason write?
Jacob Gleason typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Jacob Gleason go to school?
Jacob Gleason studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Illinois State University (Bachelor of Science, Finance).

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