About
Jake Harris is a Principal at DBL Partners, which he joined in 2018. He previously served as a Venture Partner at Contrary Capital and held business development roles at Plan International, working on contracts and grants for projects across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in areas including education, health, and economic development. He holds a B.A. in political science from Vassar College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- DBL PartnersPartnercurrent2026 — present
- DBL PartnersPrincipal2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- DBL PartnersAssociate2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Contrary CapitalVenture Partner2017 — 2019New Haven, CT
- DBL PartnersSummer Associate2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio Inc.Impact Investing Intern, Twilio.org2018
- Plan International USABusiness Development Manager / International Recruiter2016 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Plan International USABusiness Development Senior Associate / International Recruiter2015 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Plan International USABusiness Development Associate, Recruitment2014 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Plan International USABusiness Development Recruitment Coordinator2013 — 2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Plan International USABusiness Development Intern2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Vassar CollegeResearch Assistant, Economics Department2013
Skills & more
International Development87International Recruitment49Global Talent Acquisition46Business Development58Emerging Markets25Sourcing19Nonprofits79Research67Program Management34Social Media55Strategic Communications25USAID proposal development29
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NegotiationModern Standard ArabicAdobe Creative SuiteMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelStataLanguages Arabic
From Jake's professional profile.
Colleagues at DBL Partners
Becky Cooper
Chief Financial Officer at DBL Partners
Carol Wong
Chief Administrative Officer at DBL Partners
Glenn Poppe
Investor at DBL Partners
Ira Ehrenpreis
Founder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners
Mark Perutz
Partner at DBL Partners
Nancy Pfund
Founder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners
Paula Uniacke
Director of Impact at DBL Partners
Vincent Caruso
Principal at DBL Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Harris?
- Jake Harris is a Principal at DBL Partners, which he joined in 2018. He previously served as a Venture Partner at Contrary Capital and held business development roles at Plan International, working on contracts and grants for projects across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in areas including education, health, and economic development. He holds a B.A. in political science from Vassar College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.
- Where does Jake Harris work?
- Jake Harris is Principal at DBL Partners.
- What does Jake Harris invest in?
- Jake Harris invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Jake Harris go to school?
- Jake Harris studied at Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); Aspen Institute Socrates Program; Vassar College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science).
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