Ken Chenault Jr.
InvestorManaging Partner at Benchstrength Partners · Managing Director at Health2047
New York, New York
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $2M
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About
Ken Chenault Jr. is Managing Director at Health2047, where he works on system-level design for healthcare. He previously held roles including SVP of Strategy and Operations and later President and COO at HealthEngine, and worked at McKinsey and Company, Morgan Stanley, and as an adviser to Rubicon Genomics. He holds an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine and Booth School of Business and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center.
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ken Chenault Jr.?
- Ken Chenault Jr. is Managing Director at Health2047, where he works on system-level design for healthcare. He previously held roles including SVP of Strategy and Operations and later President and COO at HealthEngine, and worked at McKinsey and Company, Morgan Stanley, and as an adviser to Rubicon Genomics. He holds an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine and Booth School of Business and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center.
- Where does Ken Chenault Jr. work?
- Ken Chenault Jr. is Managing Partner at Benchstrength Partners.
- What check size does Ken Chenault Jr. write?
- Ken Chenault Jr. typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- Where did Ken Chenault Jr. go to school?
- Ken Chenault Jr. studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Economics).
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