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Krisila Benson

Investor

Venture Partner & Impact Advisor at 2Flo Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Krisila Benson is Managing Director of Propelevate and Venture Partner and Impact Advisor at 2Flo Ventures, focusing on the intersection of social impact and commercial ventures. She has operational experience across 70 countries, involvement in over $100 million in funding, expertise in gender lens investing, and prior roles at TechnoServe, PSI, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a BA in Political Science from Boston University, and is fluent in English and French with proficiency in Spanish and conversational Hausa.

Experience

  1. 2Flo VenturesVenture Partner and Impact Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  2. PropelevateManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. TechnoServeSenior Director, Department of Program Services2010 — 2016Washington, DC
  4. IntraHealth InternationalDirector, Program Development2009 — 2010Washington, DC
  5. Center for American ProgressDirector, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities2008 — 2009Washington, DC
  6. Population Services InternationalProgram Director2002 — 2008Delhi, India
  7. HPBusiness Development Intern, World e-Inclusion2001Dakar, Senegal

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Certificate in International Management2000 — 2002
  2. Boston UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science1990 — 1994

Skills & more

Change Management4Program Management11Project Design4Stakeholder Engagement1Performance Measurement3Stakeholder ManagementMarket DevelopmentSocial Marketing1FranchisingFundraising2Proposal Writing1Strategic Planning10
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Languages English · French · Spanish

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Colleagues at 2Flo Ventures

Amanda Johnson
Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures
Amanda Waldhauser
Executive Director at Roivant Social Ventures at 2Flo Ventures
Angela James
Senior Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Azurii Collier
Commercial Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Brenda Ametepe
Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures
Charlotte Jones-Burton
Partner at 2Flo Ventures
Christina Broomes
Commercial Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Christopher Whitfield
Strategic Advisor at 2Flo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Krisila Benson work?
Krisila Benson is Venture Partner & Impact Advisor at 2Flo Ventures.

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Shared employers

Also worked at TechnoServe32

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Also worked at Center for American Progress8

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Also worked at Population Services International4

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