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Kelli Rhee

Investor

President and CEO at Arnold Ventures

Houston

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kelli Rhee is president and CEO of Arnold Ventures, which she joined in 2013 as director of venture development before becoming chief strategy officer in 2016 and CEO in 2017. She led the organization's restructuring from a foundation into a limited liability company and its deployment of funds across health care, education, infrastructure, public finance, and criminal justice. Her earlier career spanned management consulting, health care, and venture capital, and she holds an MBA and a master's in education from Stanford and a bachelor's in economics from Northwestern.

Experience

  1. Arnold VenturesPresident and CEOcurrent2019 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. Arnold VenturesPresident and CEO, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2017 — 2018Houston, Texas, United States
  3. Arnold VenturesExecutive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2016 — 2017Houston, Texas, United States
  4. Arnold VenturesVice President, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2014 — 2016Houston, Texas, United States
  5. Arnold VenturesDirector of Venture Development, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2013 — 2014Houston, Texas, United States
  6. Baylor College of MedicineExecutive Director2010 — 2013
  7. Sandbox IndustriesVice President2007 — 2010
  8. Tea CollectionDirector of Finance & Operations2006 — 2007
  9. The Chicago Public Education FundSummer Associate2005
  10. The Bridgespan GroupSenior Associate Consultant2002 — 2003San Francisco, CA
  11. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2000 — 2003

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  2. Stanford UniversityMA, Education
  3. Northwestern UniversityBA, Economics

Colleagues at Arnold Ventures

Andrea Noda
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation at Arnold Ventures
Andrew Moylan
Vice President of Public Finance at Arnold Ventures
Arielle Mir
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Asa Craig
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Arnold Ventures
Carrie Glenn
Vice President of Advocacy at Arnold Ventures
Charlie Anderson
Executive Vice President for Infrastructure at Arnold Ventures
Chris Chen
Executive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investments at Arnold Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kelli Rhee work?
Kelli Rhee is President and CEO at Arnold Ventures.
What check size does Kelli Rhee write?
Kelli Rhee typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Tea Collection1

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