Ken Chenault
InvestorCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Benchstrength Partners · Managing Director at Health2047
New York, New York, United States
About
Ken Chenault Jr. is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Benchstrength. He was previously a partner at General Catalyst, investing in fintech, healthcare, and enterprise, and earlier held roles at WayUp, Global Infrastructure Partners, and Goldman Sachs. He earned degrees from Harvard and Harvard Business School and co-founded the Anti-Racism Fund, a social-justice nonprofit.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Experience
- BenchstrengthCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- General CatalystPartner2019 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- WayUpEnterprise Account Executive2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Global Infrastructure PartnersAssociate2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsFinancial Analyst2012 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
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Skills & more
Financial Modeling16Valuation6Research5Financial Analysis6Private Equity14Investment Banking5Economics5Sales6Entrepreneurship5Management5PowerPoint6Microsoft Excel5
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Microsoft OfficeLanguages English
- Series 7
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Colleagues at Benchstrength Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ken Chenault?
- Ken Chenault Jr. is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Benchstrength. He was previously a partner at General Catalyst, investing in fintech, healthcare, and enterprise, and earlier held roles at WayUp, Global Infrastructure Partners, and Goldman Sachs. He earned degrees from Harvard and Harvard Business School and co-founded the Anti-Racism Fund, a social-justice nonprofit.
- Where does Ken Chenault work?
- Ken Chenault is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Benchstrength Partners.
- What does Ken Chenault invest in?
- Ken Chenault invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- Where did Ken Chenault go to school?
- Ken Chenault studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Economics).
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Also attended Harvard University1,961
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Shared employers
Also worked at General Catalyst113
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Adam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also worked at WayUp5
Also worked at Global Infrastructure Partners10
Daniel FureyPartner, Head of Global Capital Formation at ClearSkyPearl AgarwalFounder & Managing Partner at Eximius VenturesMatt SaundersManaging Partner, New Earth Ventures at New Earth VenturesJonathan WongPartner at Direct Capital Private Equity Ltd.Ken Chenault Jr.Investor at Benchstrength PartnersRupam BiswasPrincipal, Investments at ITERATIVE
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
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