La Keisha Landrum Pierre
InvestorCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Emmeline Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Writes $50K β $500K checks
About
La Keisha Landrum Pierre, former CEO-turned-Chairwoman who scaled Sahara Reporters from ~2M to ~50M users and co-founded Lagos's Civic Media Lab, brings rare expertise in information ecosystems and social impact.
Invests in
Climate TechDirect to ConsumerFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Emmeline VenturesManaging Partner, Co-Foundercurrent2022 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Civic Media LabCo-Founder, Executive Chairwomancurrent2017 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Sahara Reporters Media GroupChairwoman, Former Chief Executive Officercurrent2015 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- NLA VenturesManaging Director, Co-Foundercurrent2021 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- The Harbus News CorporationBoard Member, Former Chief Operating Officer2011 β 2015Greater Boston Area - Harvard Business School
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentSenior Research Associate2012 β 2013Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Business SchoolResearch Associate2012 β 2013Boston, Ma
- Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard UniversityResearch Associate, Youth and Media Project2010 β 2011Cambridge, MA
- NPRSummer Research Associate2010Greater Boston
- Office of the Mayor of Cambridge, MAResearch Associate2009 β 2010Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Entrepreneur Mentor SocietyExecutive Director2007 β 2009
- Entrepreneurs' OrganizationAssistant to the Executive Director2006 β 2008Los Angeles, CA
- Loyola Marymount UniversityStudent2003 β 2007
Education
- Harvard UniversityJournalism2010 β 2013
- Loyola Marymount University, College of Business AdministrationFinance, Spanish2003 β 2007
- Loyola Marymount UniversityBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance2003 β 2007
- Venture Capital IncludeVC Fellowship
Skills & more
Public Speaking24Management19Analysis10Leadership15Strategy20Strategic PlanningWritingSpanish4PowerPoint7Microsoft Excel3Facebook3Microsoft Office
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Social MediaEvent PlanningNon-profitsEntrepreneurshipResearchNonprofitsPublic RelationsData AnalysisSocial NetworkingFundraisingBloggingOnline MarketingLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,170
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration3
Also attended Loyola Marymount University22
Paul HauffenVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESElia BarryExecutive Assistant at Mainsail PartnersJunius SaidVice President, Investment at Wavemaker PartnersJim DemetriadesCEO and Founder at Kairos Venture Investments, LlcStephanie KaweckiInvestment Associate, Life Sciences at Kairos Venture Investments, LlcFarah DaouPrincipal at Moonshots Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Office of the Mayor of Cambridge, MA2
Colleagues at Emmeline Ventures
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