Kaylan Alderson
InvestorPartner at Optum Ventures
Charlotte, North Carolina
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Centene CorporationSenior Vice President, Strategic Developmentcurrent2025 — present
- Optum VenturesPartner2019 — 2025
- UnitedHealth GroupVice President, Corporate Strategy & Partnerships2016 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Triton.aiPartner, Business Development2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsVice President, Securities Division2007 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Williams CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics & History
Skills & more
Hedge Funds11Equities12Bloomberg11Capital Markets10Derivatives2Series 631Trading Systems3Equity Research4Series 72Series 3Series 55Sales1
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Colleagues at Optum Ventures
Alessandro Guazzi
Investor at Optum Ventures
Alex Accardi
Administrative Assistant at Optum Ventures
Anna Reilly
Associate at Optum Ventures
Austin Martin
Vice President at Optum Ventures
Bailey Summerfield
Associate, Portfolio Finance at Optum Ventures
Bobby Butler
Manager, Accounting and Tax at Optum Ventures
Brian Lafond
Manager, Portfolio Finance at Optum Ventures
Courtney Good
Senior Associate at Optum Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kaylan Alderson work?
- Kaylan Alderson is Partner at Optum Ventures.
- What check size does Kaylan Alderson write?
- Kaylan Alderson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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