Where does Lenore Karafa work?

Lenore Karafa is General Partner at UA1.

Where did Lenore Karafa go to school?

Lenore Karafa studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); United States Naval Academy (BS, History).

Lenore Karafa

Investor

General Partner at UA1

Park City, Utah, United States

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594 people in our graph share verified history with Lenore — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul FieldingunlockedLenore: together at SoFi (2013)

Lenore: together at Bank of America

×4Lenore: together at Council on Foreign Relations

×3Lenore: together at United States Marine Corps

Experience

UA1 VCCo-Founder/Partnercurrent2025 — presentKyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
Journey To LeadFellowcurrent2023 — present
First InPartner / Advisor2022 — 2025
Bunker LabsBoard President2020 — 2024
CitadelGlobal Equities & Engineering2019 — 2021New York, New York
Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Member2015 — 2020
McChrystal GroupManaging Partner/Partner2013 — 2019Alexandria, VA
Presidential Leadership ScholarsScholar2017
SoFiDirector2012 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Bank of AmericaDebt Capital Markets2009 — 2012New York
Merrill LynchSummer Associate2008
United States Marine CorpsCaptain2000 — 2007San Diego, CA: Quantico, VA ; Iraq

Skills & more

Organizational Effectiveness28LeadershipStrategy80Financial Modeling51Capital Markets39Program Management28Due Diligence25Military30Finance20Equities16Strategic Planning17Private Equity14

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Colleagues at UA1

William McNulty

General Partner at UA1

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lenore Karafa?: General Partner at UA1
Where does Lenore Karafa work?: Lenore Karafa is General Partner at UA1.
Where did Lenore Karafa go to school?: Lenore Karafa studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); United States Naval Academy (BS, History).

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