About
Guild member, academic researcher, author, and former VC leading the Project on Impact Investments at Harvard Business School. He advises VC funds and startups in climate, healthcare, and fintech and previously invested at Global Millennial Capital.
Experience
- CalPERSPrivate Equity Associatecurrent2026 — present
- Stanford Long-Term Investing (SLTI)Long-Term Investing Fellowcurrent2026 — present
- Harvard Business SchoolManager, Impact Investing and Sustainability Special Projectscurrent2023 — presentCambridge, MA
- Serac VenturesAdvisor - Guild Membercurrent2023 — present
- Emerging LAVenture Capital Fellow, Investment Track2026
- Impact Capital ManagersSteering Committee Member - 2025 Research Project2025
- BrightEdge - American Cancer SocietyImpact Consultant2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- StealthVC Investor2023 — 2024Cambridge, MA
- Goldman SachsAnalyst / Team Lead - Global Market Insights2021 — 2023United Kingdom
- Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & ManagementMacroeconomic Research Analyst2021
- U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Intern2019Roseville, California, United States
Education
- Stanford UniversityLong-Term Investing Fellowship2026 — 2027
- Harvard UniversityMasters-level courses2023 — 2026
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Master of Science - MSc, Politics (Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe)
- Westmont CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government (Honors)
- Granite Bay High School
Skills & more
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)6Social Impact5Organizational DevelopmentInternational EconomicsPolicy Analysis1Legal ResearchCompetitive Intelligence1MacroeconomicsData AnalysisQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesResearch2Data Management4
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Customer ServiceStrategyManagementLeadershipPublic SpeakingSQLMicrosoft PowerPointBloomberg TerminalStataR (Programming Language)Microsoft ExcelGeopolitical Research- Social and Behavioral Research Investigators — CITI Program
- Economics of Money and Banking — Columbia University
From Jonah's professional profile.
Colleagues at Serac Ventures
Brandi Coates
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Brittany Hoose
Vice President of Operations at Serac Ventures
Chris Tsakalakis
Venture Partner at Serac Ventures
Darrel Frater
Senior Associate at Serac Ventures
Devin Brown
Associate at Serac Ventures
Garland Moore
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Kevin Moore
Founder and Managing Partner at Serac Ventures
Madeline Mitchell
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jonah Zahnd work?
- Jonah Zahnd is Guild Member at Serac Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Harvard University1,457
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)940
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Westmont College3
Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford Long-Term Investing (SLTI)1
Also worked at Harvard Business School218
Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MALauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsAlice BrooksInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Impact Capital Managers12
Mark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersDavid KirkpatrickManaging Director and Co-Founder at SJF VenturesJosh CohenPartner at City LightPaul StraubCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe VenturesSrikant VasanManaging Partner at Avesta FundHeather McPhersonPrincipal, Director of Impact at S2G Investments
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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