Kim Tran
InvestorChief Operating Officer, Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
New York, New York, United States
About
Kim Tran is the Chief Operating Officer at the Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy, where she oversees business operations, staff development, and strategic operational and financial planning. Before joining Closed Loop Partners, she was Vice President of Operations at Rent the Runway, where she helped launch the company's resale business model, and she began her career in retail at Bloomingdale's as a merchant and inventory planner. She holds a BA in Economics and Public Policy from Brown University.
Invests in
Circular Economy
Experience
- Closed Loop PartnersChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Closed Loop PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Closed Loop PartnersExecutive Director2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Kim Tran ConsultingFractional Operations Leadership and Strategic Consulting2022 — 2023
- Rent The RunwayVP of Operations2021 — 2022New York, United States
- Rent The RunwaySenior Director of Operations2017 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Rent The RunwaySenior Inventory Planner2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bloomingdale'sOmni-Channel Inventory Planner and Buyer2010 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Brown UniversityA.B. Economics and Public Policy
Skills & more
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyHiringProduct DevelopmentStore ManagementExecutive ManagementFinancial ForecastingRetail SalesStart-upsPricing StrategyP&L ManagementNew Store Openings
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Global SourcingDemand PlanningAnalyticsStrategic SourcingE-CommerceAgile MethodologiesSalesProject ManagementTechnologyAnalytical SkillsStrategic PlanningStrategyFrom Kim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Closed Loop Partners
Akshatha Bhat
Senior Associate | Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Levine
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Mandelkow
Chief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners
Aly Bryan
Investor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop Partners
Amanda Hendy
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew Firth
Project Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew McColm
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Anh Giang
Project Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kim Tran work?
- Kim Tran is Chief Operating Officer, Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners.
- What does Kim Tran invest in?
- Kim Tran invests in Circular Economy.
Same school
Also attended Brown University395
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Closed Loop Partners34
Ellen MartinPartner, Chief Operations and Impact Officer at Circulate CapitalRob KaplanFounder & CEO at Circulate CapitalJimmy TengInvestor at E14 FundAly BryanInvestor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop PartnersCaroline BrownManaging Director at Closed Loop PartnersMartin AaresManaging Director at Closed Loop Partners
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Also worked at Rent The Runway17
Koda WangFounder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global LlpMichele SpitzerHead of Portfolio & Platform at Asymmetric Capital PartnersAmy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCScott FriendPartner at Bain Capital VenturesKenneth Benson SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints CapitalMaureen SullivanPartner at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
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Also worked at Bloomingdale's8
Megan NobleExecutive Assistant & Office Coordinator at Lerer HippeauLindsay UllmanRetail Strategy Partner at True Beauty VenturesCraig LifschutzManaging Partner, Founder at Lytical VenturesIlana SternPartner at Peterson VenturesKarissa JhangianiVice President at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Mitch GreenMD at Clairvest Group Inc
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