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Jessica Straus Fuchs

Former Venture Partner at Dundee Venture Capital

United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 22

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About

Jessica Straus Fuchs is a San Francisco–based consultant and owner of Jessica Straus Fuchs Consulting, which provides company operations, organization design, communications, and marketing services to investment firms and nonprofits. Her career spans public policy as a U.S. Congressional staffer, venture capital roles at Carta, GE Ventures, and the NVCA, and company operations as COO of Poppy, a venture-backed consumer company. She is a UC Berkeley Master in Real Estate Development + Design candidate, a member of the Urban Land Institute, founder of the Brick and Mortar Founders Club, and a board member of the Natural Resources All Families Foundation.

Experience

  1. Jessica Straus Fuchs ConsultingOwner/Consultantcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Natural ResourcesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Poppy FlowersChief Operating Officer2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  4. CartaDirector, Emerging Funds Strategy2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Dundee Venture CapitalVenture Partner2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GEEntrepreneur In Residence2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. National Venture Capital AssociationVice President Development2014 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  8. SocialFlowCommunications Manager2013New York, United States
  9. U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse Majority Leader, Speechwriter2011 — 2012
  10. United States SenateSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Staff2010 — 2011
  11. U.S. House of RepresentativesLegislative Correspondent2008 — 2010
  12. National Fish and Wildlife FoundationGovernment Relations and External Affairs Coordinator2007 — 2008
  13. Galeria TramaIntern2006Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  14. Findlay GalleriesIntern2006New York, New York, United States
  15. ARTnewsSummer Intern2006New York, New York, United States

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Analytical SkillsBusiness ConsultingWritten CommunicationProject Management1CommunicationStakeholder ManagementSalesArt MarketDesignEditing6Speech Writing11Writing8
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Languages English · Spanish

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Who is Jessica Straus Fuchs?
Jessica Straus Fuchs is a San Francisco–based consultant and owner of Jessica Straus Fuchs Consulting, which provides company operations, organization design, communications, and marketing services to investment firms and nonprofits. Her career spans public policy as a U.S. Congressional staffer, venture capital roles at Carta, GE Ventures, and the NVCA, and company operations as COO of Poppy, a venture-backed consumer company. She is a UC Berkeley Master in Real Estate Development + Design candidate, a member of the Urban Land Institute, founder of the Brick and Mortar Founders Club, and a board member of the Natural Resources All Families Foundation.
Where did Jessica Straus Fuchs go to school?
Jessica Straus Fuchs studied at UC Berkeley's Abbey Master of Real Estate Development + Design; California College of the Arts (MBA in Design Strategy, Graduate Merit Scholar and Graduate Chair Award Recipient); Davidson College (B.A., English).

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