Karen Otani Brewer
InvestorHead of Investor Relations at Ridge Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Karen Brewer is Head of Investor Relations at Ridge Ventures. She previously held investor relations roles as Partner, IR & Operations at Unusual Ventures and at SailingStone Capital Partners and Abrams Capital, and earlier served as Director of Operations at HireAthena and as an M&A analyst at Credit Suisse. She holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.
Experience
- Ridge VenturesHead of Investor Relationscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Unusual VenturesPartner, Investor Relations & Ops2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- SailingStone Capital Partners LLCInvestor Relations2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- HireAthenaDirector, Operations2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Abrams CapitalInvestor Relations2010 — 2012Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Credit SuisseAnalyst2007 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
Colleagues at Ridge Ventures
Akriti Dokania
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
Alayzain Rizavi
Principal at Ridge Ventures
Alexander Rosen
Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures
Brian Roberts
Executive Officer at Ridge Ventures
Derrick Lee
CFO at Ridge Ventures
Eliyahou Amsellem
Associate at Ridge Ventures
Gil Penchina
Partner at Ridge Ventures
Jeffery Ponders
Principal at Ridge Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karen Otani Brewer?
- Karen Brewer is Head of Investor Relations at Ridge Ventures. She previously held investor relations roles as Partner, IR & Operations at Unusual Ventures and at SailingStone Capital Partners and Abrams Capital, and earlier served as Director of Operations at HireAthena and as an M&A analyst at Credit Suisse. She holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.
- Where does Karen Otani Brewer work?
- Karen Otani Brewer is Head of Investor Relations at Ridge Ventures.
- Where did Karen Otani Brewer go to school?
- Karen Otani Brewer studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Economics and Management).
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