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Janet Xu

Investor

Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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

  1. Distributed VenturesSenior Principalcurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Local EclecticCOO2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Catch Co.SVP of Operations and People2016 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Bain & CompanyConsultant2014 — 2016Chicago, IL
  5. Sears Holdings CorporationBuyer2010 — 2012Hoffman Estates, IL

Education

  1. Yale UniversityB.A., Political Science
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Management & Organizations

Skills & more

Marketing9Merchandising7Consumer Products5Program Management4Business Planning4Store Management3Income Statement3Purchasing3Time Management3Product Marketing2Supply Chain2Consulting1
+6 moreP&L ManagementManagementLeadershipNegotiationStrategyStrategic Planning

From Janet's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Yale University521

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bain & Company619

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

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Also worked at Sears Holdings Corporation13

Miles ReidyPartner Emeritus at QED InvestorsSusan EhrlichPartner at Core Venture CapitalImmad BaigDirector, Accounting at Mainsail PartnersStacie ShawFounder, Pitch Deck Fire at Seed Round CapitalMichael MaPartner at Liquid VenturesBen LambertPartner at Pelion Venture Partners

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Colleagues at Distributed Ventures

Adam Blumencranz
Partner at Distributed Ventures
Alexander Carvalho
Associate at Distributed Ventures
Antonio Calderon
Principal at Distributed Ventures
Bob DiMeo
Advisor — Chairman & Co-founder of Fiducient Advisors at Distributed Ventures
Carolina Rojas
Senior Associate 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