Fundraising Fox

Katharine Hersh

Investor

Operating Partner at Builders Fund

SF Bay Area

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.

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Experience

  1. Acelero LearningChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — present
  2. Acelero LearningBoard Member2022 — 2024
  3. The Builders FundOperating Partnercurrent2024 — present
  4. The Builders FundPartner2023 — 2024
  5. The Builders FundVP2020 — 2023
  6. MPOWERD Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2024
  7. Patamar CapitalAssociate2019 — 2020San Francisco, CA; Jakarta, Indonesia; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  8. CitiTeam Lead & MBA Consultant, Citi Ventures2019
  9. Tiedemann AdvisorsImpact Investing Associate2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. University of California, San FranciscoSenior Finance & Contract Manager2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  11. University of California, San FranciscoFinance & Contract Manager2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  12. University of California, San FranciscoSubcontract Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Finance
  2. Stanford UniversityB.S., Physics
  3. Peking UniversityChinese language

Skills & more

Microsoft ExcelAnalytical Skills1Public Speaking4Creative Problem Solving1Critical ThinkingFinancial Modeling6Social Entrepreneurship3International Business Development3Research22Data Analysis5Nonprofits6Program Evaluation2
+12 moreGrant WritingEditingFinancial AnalysisPortfolio ManagementOperations ManagementFinancial ReportingProject ManagementCommunity OutreachFundraisingTeachingWritten CommunicationContract Negotiation

Languages Chinese · French

  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows
  • CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate — CFA Institute

From Katharine's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 483 more

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended Peking University107

Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpLuke TangManaging Partner at G Vision CapitalRaaj RayatPrincipal at AirTree VenturesKathy WangInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

+ 101 more

Shared employers

Also worked at The Builders Fund5

Thomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalTripp BairdManaging Partner at BuildersAmelia AhlDirector of Impact Management and Measurement at Builders FundHoward FischerInvestment Committee Member at Builders FundEric JacobsenInvestment Committee Member at Builders Fund

Also worked at Patamar Capital6

Dondi HanantoInvestment Partner, Southeast Asia at Circulate CapitalLily BrownAssociate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen AmericaField PickeringManaging Partner, Conduit Private Markets at Conduit Asset ManagementKristy SheaInvestor at Arborview CapitalNathan SivagananathanCo-Founder at Hatch WorksSmriti Jayaraman KekreInvestor at Corazon Capital

Also worked at Citi639

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 633 more

Also worked at Tiedemann Advisors2

Roberta SydneyOperating Partner at Safar PartnersMichael GreenwaldGeopolitical Risk Advisor at Jefferson Capital

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