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Kendra Perlitz

Investor

Chief Operating Officer at Playground Global

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Kendra Perlitz is COO at Playground Global, where she leads capital formation and oversees firm operations, working with limited partners on their investment strategies. She previously was managing director of investor relations and operations at SVB Capital and VP of capital formation and investor operations at Top Tier Capital Partners, with earlier roles at McKesson, iRhythm Technologies, and Hall Capital Partners. She holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and bachelor's and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University.

Experience

  1. Playground GlobalChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Playground GlobalOperating Partner2021 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Supermoon CapitalAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Highbury GroupAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  5. SVB CapitalManaging Director, Investor Relations and Operations, SVB Capital2021Menlo Park, California
  6. SVB CapitalVice President, Investor Relations and Operations, SVB Capital2018 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
  7. Top Tier Capital PartnersVice President2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. McKessonSenior Manager, US Pharma FP&A2013 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  9. McKessonCFO Finance Rotational Program2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  10. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMBA Graduate2009 — 2011Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  11. iRhythm TechnologiesMBA Intern2010San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Hall Capital PartnersSenior Analyst2006 — 2009San Francisco, CA
  13. Fisher InvestmentsAccount Executive2005 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Tennessee TitansTitans Entertainment Support2001 — 2004Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  15. Vanderbilt UniversityDonor Relations2000 — 2004Greater Nashville Area, TN
  16. The Angels' ForumSummer Intern2000

Colleagues at Playground Global

Andy Rubin
Managing Partner at Playground Global
Angela Lin
Executive Assistant at Playground Global
Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Benjamin Kim
Partner at Playground Global
Brian Burton
Investor at Playground Global
Bruce Leak
General Partner at Playground Global
Caroline Little
Director Government Affairs at Playground Global
Chika Nakasu
Executive Manager at Playground Global

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kendra Perlitz?
Kendra Perlitz is COO at Playground Global, where she leads capital formation and oversees firm operations, working with limited partners on their investment strategies. She previously was managing director of investor relations and operations at SVB Capital and VP of capital formation and investor operations at Top Tier Capital Partners, with earlier roles at McKesson, iRhythm Technologies, and Hall Capital Partners. She holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and bachelor's and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University.
Where does Kendra Perlitz work?
Kendra Perlitz is Chief Operating Officer at Playground Global.
Where did Kendra Perlitz go to school?
Kendra Perlitz studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Master of Business Administration - MBA); UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (MBA, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship); Tsinghua University (MBA, Exchange).

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