About
Operating partner deployed as CFO to Acelero Learning, a portfolio company. Brings finance experience from Patamar Capital, Citibank, and Tiedemann Advisors, and began career managing a $50 million annual healthcare and life sciences portfolio at UCSF. Holds a physics degree from Stanford and an MBA in finance from UC Berkeley Haas.
Experience
- Acelero LearningChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — present
- Acelero LearningBoard Member2022 — 2024
- The Builders FundOperating Partnercurrent2024 — present
- The Builders FundPartner2023 — 2024
- The Builders FundVP2020 — 2023
- MPOWERD Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2024
- Patamar CapitalAssociate2019 — 2020San Francisco, CA; Jakarta, Indonesia; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- CitiTeam Lead & MBA Consultant, Citi Ventures2019
- Tiedemann AdvisorsImpact Investing Associate2018San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, San FranciscoSenior Finance & Contract Manager2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, San FranciscoFinance & Contract Manager2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, San FranciscoSubcontract Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical Skills1Public Speaking4Creative Problem Solving1Critical ThinkingFinancial Modeling6Social Entrepreneurship3International Business Development3Research22Data Analysis5Nonprofits6Program Evaluation2
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Grant WritingEditingFinancial AnalysisPortfolio ManagementOperations ManagementFinancial ReportingProject ManagementCommunity OutreachFundraisingTeachingWritten CommunicationContract NegotiationLanguages Chinese · French
- Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows
- CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate — CFA Institute
From Katharine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Builders Fund
Amelia Ahl
Director of Impact Management and Measurement at Builders Fund
Ani Ajith
Principal at Builders Fund
Ann MacDougall
Investment Committee Member at Builders Fund
Eric Jacobsen
Investment Committee Member at Builders Fund
Howard Fischer
Investment Committee Member at Builders Fund
John Ryan
Accounting & Reporting Manager at Builders Fund
Mike Dutton
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Builders Fund
Thomas Knowles
Advisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katharine Hersh?
- Operating partner deployed as CFO to Acelero Learning, a portfolio company. Brings finance experience from Patamar Capital, Citibank, and Tiedemann Advisors, and began career managing a $50 million annual healthcare and life sciences portfolio at UCSF. Holds a physics degree from Stanford and an MBA in finance from UC Berkeley Haas.
- Where does Katharine Hersh work?
- Katharine Hersh is Operating Partner at Builders Fund.
- Where did Katharine Hersh go to school?
- Katharine Hersh studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Finance); Stanford University (B.S., Physics); Peking University (Chinese language).
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