What does Megan McCarthy invest in?

Megan McCarthy invests in Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.

Megan McCarthy

Investor

Director of Partnerships at Blue Haven Initiative

San Francisco

About

Megan McCarthy is Director of Partnerships at Blue Haven Initiative, where she sources external relationships, supports investment strategy across the portfolio, and provides family office and portfolio operations support. Since joining in 2018, she helped shape the firm's philanthropic strategy around impact investing and climate, and launched its catalytic investments strategy. She previously worked on Omidyar Network's impact investing team, in Goldman's Private Wealth Management division, at Deloitte, and as a Princeton in Asia Fellow, and holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BS in Business Administration and Finance from Georgetown University.

Invests in

Climate TechImpact & Social Good

Experience

Blue Haven InitiativeDirector of Partnershipscurrent2023 — present
MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA2021 — 2023Greater Boston
Goldman SachsMBA Associate2022San Francisco, California, United States
Blue Haven InitiativeManager Philanthropic and Catalytic Investment Portfolio2018 — 2021United States
Omidyar NetworkImpact Investing Associate2016 — 2017Redwood City, California
Princeton in AsiaBusiness Fellow2015 — 2016Yangon, Myanmar
DeloitteFinancial Risk Senior Consultant2012 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Silicon Valley Capital ManagementPrivate Wealth Management Intern2011San Francisco Bay Area
NPRInvestments Intern2010 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA2021 — 2023
Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessBachelors in Business Administration, Finance
Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessBachelor's degree, Finance

Skills & more

PowerPoint7Microsoft Office6Microsoft Excel3Microsoft AccessExcelMinitabPreziMS ProjectSocial Impact Assessment2International Development2Stakeholder ManagementInternational Relations

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Business StrategyRisk AssessmentResearchGovernment RelationsProgram ManagementPublic RelationsCommunity OutreachMarketingTime ManagementBudgetsSocial EntrepreneurshipCorporate Social Responsibility

Languages English · Spanish

Co-Investing for the Limited Partner — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
Portfolio Construction — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
Private Equity for the Limited Partner — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)

From Megan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Blue Haven Initiative

Chris Jurgens

Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative

Daniel Wanjira

Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives at Blue Haven Initiative

Dave Horwich

Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative

Dereka Young

Executive Assistant at Blue Haven Initiative

Hari Joy

Managing Director of Private Investments at Blue Haven Initiative

Ian Simmons

Co-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven Initiative

Jennifer Lee

Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative

Jonathan Kirschner

Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative

Frequently asked questions

Where does Megan McCarthy work?: Megan McCarthy is Director of Partnerships at Blue Haven Initiative.
What does Megan McCarthy invest in?: Megan McCarthy invests in Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management488

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Chris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity Partners BirgitteInvestor at Investinor OlaInvestor at Investinor

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Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business87

Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED Investors Miles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado Ventures Sara ZulkoskyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast Capital Gary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at Kfund Matt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at MIT Sloan School of Management106

Isabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship Pioneering Isabelle TashimaSr. Associate at Volition Capital Akanksha MehtaInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Stephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures Randy CohenHarvard Business School Professor at FemHealth Ventures

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive Capital Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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Also worked at Blue Haven Initiative12

Liesel Pritzker SimmonsCo-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven Initiative Ian SimmonsCo-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven Initiative Kelly EscobedoManaging Director at Blue Haven Initiative Hari JoyManaging Director of Private Investments at Blue Haven Initiative Lauren Rosales FarelloDirector of Operations & Impact at Blue Haven Initiative Sanzida MohsinProject Coordinator at Blue Haven Initiative

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Also worked at Omidyar Network39

Nadia DugalGeneral Counsel at Congruent Ventures Paula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURES Shripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero Ventures Sara EshelmanGeneral Partner at Spero Ventures Jalak JobanputraFounder and Managing Partner at Future Perfect Ventures Ameya UpadhyayGeneral Partner at Flourish Ventures

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