Where did Joanna Black go to school?

Joanna Black studied at Columbia Law School (Juris Doctorate); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Public Policy); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (High School).

Joanna Black

Investor

General Counsel at Madrona Venture Group · General Counsel at Madrona Venture Labs

Greater Seattle Area

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Joanna: together at Columbia Law School

About

Joanna Black is General Counsel at Madrona Venture Group. Her work covers investment management, private funds, venture and private equity transactions, and firm and fund governance, as well as securities regulation, fiduciary duties and conflicts, M&A, board counseling, and risk management. She advises investment firms, boards, executives, investors, and both privately held and public companies.

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Experience

Madrona Venture GroupGeneral Counselcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Adkins Black, LLPManaging Partner2005 — 2022Seattle, WA
Xcyte Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ listed)General Counsel, Vice President, and Corporate Secretary2002 — 2005Seattle, WA
Venture Law GroupSenior Attorney1998 — 2002Kirkland, WA
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiAttorney1997 — 1998Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

Startups1Contract Management1Executive Leadership1Third-Party Vendor ManagementLitigation ManagementContract NegotiationInitial Public Offerings (IPO)Intellectual Property ManagementRisk AssessmentCommunity OutreachLegal ConsultingLegal Advice

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Legal Document PreparationLegal Contract ReviewLegal AffairsRisk ManagementAccounts Payable & ReceivableCustomer-focused ServiceVenture CapitalLicensingTeam LeadershipBusiness NetworkingManagement

Languages Mandarin Chinese

Member — State Bar of California
Member — Washington State Bar Association

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Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group

Alexandra Estep

Controller at Madrona Venture Group

Alison McCulloch

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

Alli Sherwin

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

An Cayas

Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group

Andrew Leary

IT Support Engineer at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Baird

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Chen

Investor at Madrona Venture Group

Anna Schmitz

Receptionist at Madrona Venture Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joanna Black?: Joanna Black is General Counsel at Madrona Venture Group. Her work covers investment management, private funds, venture and private equity transactions, and firm and fund governance, as well as securities regulation, fiduciary duties and conflicts, M&A, board counseling, and risk management. She advises investment firms, boards, executives, investors, and both privately held and public companies.
Where does Joanna Black work?: Joanna Black is General Counsel at Madrona Venture Group.
Where did Joanna Black go to school?: Joanna Black studied at Columbia Law School (Juris Doctorate); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Public Policy); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (High School).

Same school

Also attended Columbia Law School104

Sapna MehtaInvestor at Revolution Howard CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners Pria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at Greycroft Elaine SunInvestor at CapitalG Jack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures Wook Jin ChungDirector / Management Team at Crit Ventures

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy27

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mehmet BadurPrincipal at Versant Ventures Kevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS Capital Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8 Donald Lee-BrownInvestor at Positive Sum Capital Winjie Tang MiaoExecutive Advisor at LRVHealth

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Shared employers

Also worked at Venture Law Group8

Karl SunInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Craig ShermanManaging Director at Service Provider Capital Mark SilvermanGeneral Partner at Empactful Capital Karen Roter DavisManaging Partner at Entrada Ventures Gordon EmpeyCOO, Partner and General Counsel at Frazier Life Sciences Matt OshinskyPartner, Co-Practice Head, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital at Perkins Coie

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Also worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati61

Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Erika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Uri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla Ventures Daniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion Capital Yasmin ZarabiChief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures Leslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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