About
Janet Xu is a Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures with seven years of operational experience in venture-backed companies and four years of P&L ownership at a Fortune 500 company. She previously worked in management consulting at Bain and holds degrees from Yale University and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Her background includes scaling operations, managing P&Ls ranging from $10–$100 million in revenue, and building teams through periods of organizational change.
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Experience
- Distributed VenturesSenior Principalcurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Local EclecticCOO2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Catch Co.SVP of Operations and People2016 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Bain & CompanyConsultant2014 — 2016Chicago, IL
- Sears Holdings CorporationBuyer2010 — 2012Hoffman Estates, IL
Skills & more
Marketing9Merchandising7Consumer Products5Program Management4Business Planning4Store Management3Income Statement3Purchasing3Time Management3Product Marketing2Supply Chain2Consulting1
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P&L ManagementManagementLeadershipNegotiationStrategyStrategic PlanningFrom Janet's professional profile.
Colleagues at Distributed Ventures
Alex
Investor at Thomson Reuters Ventures
Antonio Calderon
Principal at Distributed Ventures
Bob DiMeo
Advisor — Chairman & Co-founder of Fiducient Advisors at Distributed Ventures
Doug Hammond
Advisor — CEO at NFP, an Aon company at Distributed Ventures
Hylton Irons
Associate at Distributed Ventures
Joe Flanagan
Growth Partner at Distributed Ventures
Lisa Garvy
Advisor — Prev. Senior Vice President at Teladoc at Distributed Ventures
Lon Chow
Advisor — Partner at Method Capital at Distributed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Janet Xu?
- Janet Xu is a Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures with seven years of operational experience in venture-backed companies and four years of P&L ownership at a Fortune 500 company. She previously worked in management consulting at Bain and holds degrees from Yale University and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Her background includes scaling operations, managing P&Ls ranging from $10–$100 million in revenue, and building teams through periods of organizational change.
- Where does Janet Xu work?
- Janet Xu is Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures.
- Where did Janet Xu go to school?
- Janet Xu studied at Yale University (B.A., Political Science); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Management & Organizations).
Same school
Also attended Yale University814
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management737
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Shared employers
Also worked at Catch Co.1
Also worked at Bain & Company986
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column
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Also worked at Sears Holdings Corporation24
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