Where did Mel Faxon go to school?

Mel Faxon studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Affairs and French Language & Literature; Western Europe and the Middle East).

Mel Faxon

Founder

Founder at Mirza

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

FoundedMirza

Find your path to Mel

1,199 people in our graph share verified history with Mel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Philip L. BronnerunlockedMel: together at Quad Learning, Inc. (2013–2014)

×2Mel: together at Quad Learning, Inc.

×4Mel: together at Inspirato

×4Mel: together at University of Virginia

Founder at Mirza

Intro paths

→

In turn, Mel can intro founders to Mirza's investors below.

Mirza's investors · 9

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2021 Cartmell VenturesAustin Chaos VenturesNew York Emmeline VenturesParadise Valley · $50K – $500K checks Halogen Ventures Management Company LlcLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checks Headwater VenturesMinneapolis ResilienceVCWashington · $500K – $1M checks Samvid Ventures$100K – $500K checks Wedbush VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at Mirza

Carly Warner

Siran Cao

Experience

Hey MirzaCOO & Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, CA
The Percy Hobart FellowshipLecturer/Mentor/Coach2020 — 2025
Ops StoriesMember2021 — 2023
London COO RoundtableMember2021 — 2022
b. productsCo-founder2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
AmazonEU Pathways Operations Manager (Intern)2018
InspiratoPortfolio Lead, Real Estate Strategy2016 — 2017
InspiratoReal Estate Specialist2015 — 2016Denver, CO
InspiratoProgram Specialist2015
InspiratoProgram Coordinator2014 — 2015
Quad Learning, Inc.Admissions Officer2013 — 2014Denver, CO
Craigie on MainExpeditor2012 — 2013Cambridge, MA
Bus2AlpsTravel Specialist2012
GOLF DIGEST PROPERTIESBrand Activation Coordinator2011 — 2012
Fenway Sports GroupConsulting & Events Intern2010
Senator Whitehouse's OfficeIntern2010

Skills & more

Social Media17Event Planning10Editing3PowerPoint3Public Relations3Social Media Marketing5Market Research6AdvertisingMicrosoft Excel2Integrated Marketing1Event Management8Facebook7

+3 more

Copy EditingLeadershipMarketing

Languages French · Spanish

From Mel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mel Faxon?: Founder at Mirza
Where does Mel Faxon work?: Mel Faxon is Founder of Mirza.
What companies did Mel Faxon found?: Mel Faxon founded Mirza.
Where did Mel Faxon go to school?: Mel Faxon studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Affairs and French Language & Literature; Western Europe and the Middle East).

Founder mafias

500 Global mafia788

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Melanie Perkins500 Global 2012Founded Canva Cliff Obrecht500 Global 2012Founded Canva Cameron Adams500 Global 2012Founded Canva Eoghan McCabeGA 3 2011Founded Fin Des TraynorGA 3 2011Founded Fin Rajesh SettyGA 15Founded Icharts +3

+ 781 more →

London Business School mafia250

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anil SethiMBAFounded Compagos +2 Jeremy GeigerMBAFounded retailigence +1 Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1 Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +1 Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1 Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1

+ 243 more →

University of Virginia mafia244

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alexis OhanianB.A.Founded Reddit Steve HuffmanBSFounded Aisle50 +2 Stew FortierBachelor's DegreeFounded MassRoots +2 Byron HewettBSFounded Brava Diagnostics +1 Jacob PetersB.S. CommerceFounded Superpower +1 Patrick J. CostelloBachelor of Arts with DistinctionFounded Naytev +1

+ 237 more →

Inspirato mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Payam ZamaniChairman & CEO (Sold Feb 2026)Founded Buyerlink Kirk HollandVenture InvestorFounded TeamSnap Randy BrandoffSVP - Business Development & AcquisitionsFounded Eleven James

Same school

Also attended London Business School916

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 910 more

Also attended University of Virginia808

Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six Andy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel Capital Kandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo Ventures Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation Ventures Lauren von ReynInvestor at Lightbank Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors

+ 802 more

Shared employers

Also worked at London COO Roundtable2

Brian SnyderFounder at Aide Health Oliver KnightCo-founder and COO at Scan.com's website

Also worked at Amazon1,104

Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health Systems Binny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoor Brad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative Robotics Jane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative Robotics Nick FrosstCo-founder of Cohere Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

+ 1,098 more

Also worked at Inspirato6

Payam ZamaniFounder at One Planet Group Brian WallaceManaging Partner at Access Venture Partners Kirk HollandManaging Partner at Access Venture Partners Randy BrandoffVenture Partner at TIA Ventures May SamaliVenture Partner at 77 Partners Blake HestonPartner at W Capital Partners

Also worked at Quad Learning, Inc.6

Philip L. BronnerCo-founder and Managing Partner at Ardent Venture Dan PreissPartner at Ardent Venture Sara LawrenceVP of Operations & Data at Ardent Venture Brett TopcheManaging Director at Red & Blue Ventures Brittany StichFounder at Guild Dave GardnerChief Technology Officer at StraighterLine