Josh Kushner

New York, NY

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $25M

Midas 2026 · #33

About

Josh Kushner founded Thrive Capital in 2010 and built it into one of the defining growth firms of the era, with concentrated positions in OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks and an early win in Instagram. He also co-founded the health insurer Oscar Health. Thrive's outsized OpenAI bet helped put him on the 2026 Forbes Midas List at No. 33.

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Experience

ParametricExecutive Directorcurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Goldman SachsVice President - Global Banking and Markets (Public) Risk and Resilience2023 — 2024Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Goldman SachsVice President - Global Head of Vendor Management Business Intelligence2022 — 2023Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Goldman SachsVice President - Global Head of Data School2020 — 2023
Goldman SachsGlobal Markets Control Operations Business Intelligence2017 — 2020Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Goldman SachsAsset Management Operations2015 — 2017Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Emergenetics InternationalProject Coordinator2014 — 2015Greenwood Village, Colorado

Education

University of DenverBSBA in Finance, Finance, General

Skills & more

Operational ExcellenceCreative Problem SolvingCommunicationStrategyLeadership15Public Speaking12Team Management3SharePointJiraJavaTableauMicrosoft Office16

+12 more

Microsoft ExcelPowerPointSQLMetric ManagementBusiness MetricsKey MetricsStakeholder ManagementBusiness AnalysisData-driven Decision MakingAdministrationEnterprise Risk ManagementProject Management

Languages Chinese · English · Latin

Tableau Certified Data Analyst — Tableau
Tableau Desktop Qualified Associate Certification — Tableau
Alteryx Expert Certification — Alteryx
Microsoft Office 2013 Excel, Word, PowerPoint — Certiport - A Pearson VUE Business

From Josh's professional profile.