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About
James Reinhart is the co-founder and CEO of thredUP, an online marketplace for buying and selling used apparel. He earned degrees from Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009, where he was a Goldsmith Fellow in Social Enterprise and a Bill George Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, and holds a BA in History from Boston College. Before Harvard, he helped develop Pacific Collegiate School in the Bay Area and co-founded Beacon Education Network, a charter management organization serving low-income students on California's Central Coast.
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Experience
- thredUPCEOcurrent2009 — present
- Beacon Education NetworkCo-Founder2006 — 2008
- Pacific CollegiateDevelopment & Communications Director2003 — 2006
- Pacific Collegiate SchoolTeacher2001 — 2003
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Reinhart?
- James Reinhart is the co-founder and CEO of thredUP, an online marketplace for buying and selling used apparel. He earned degrees from Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009, where he was a Goldsmith Fellow in Social Enterprise and a Bill George Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, and holds a BA in History from Boston College. Before Harvard, he helped develop Pacific Collegiate School in the Bay Area and co-founded Beacon Education Network, a charter management organization serving low-income students on California's Central Coast.
- Where does James Reinhart work?
- James Reinhart is Founder of Thredup.
- What check size does James Reinhart write?
- James Reinhart typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did James Reinhart found?
- James Reinhart founded Thredup.
- Where did James Reinhart go to school?
- James Reinhart studied at Harvard Kennedy School (MPA, Public Policy); Harvard Business School (MBA); Boston College (BA, History).
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