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412 people in our graph share verified history with Michele — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Michele Griffin is a General Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Lightning Capital, a multi-fund investment platform focused on emerging technology. She previously founded Premier GTM, spent nearly seven years at Andreessen Horowitz building the firm's GTM Network, and held leadership roles at RocketSpace connecting technology companies with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 partners. Her career spans more than 20 years across technology, venture, and corporate innovation, including earlier roles at Spigit, PwC, BearingPoint, and the Department of Defense.
Experience
- Lightning CapitalGeneral Partner + Chief Operating Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Wyld VCVenture Partner - Collaborationcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MasterClassAdvisor (Class / SME)current2025 — present
- Premier GTMFounder + CEO2025 — 2026San Jose, California, United States
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner Lead, Go To Market2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Kristi Yamaguchi's Always DreamBoard Member2020 — 2023San Jose, California, United States
- NextStratCo-Founder2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- RocketSpaceSenior Vice President, Customer Advocacy + Development2016 — 2017
- RocketSpaceSenior Vice President and General Manager2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- RocketSpaceVice President and General Manager, Corporate Innovation Services2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- MindjetVice President and US Business Services Leader2013 — 2014san francisco, ca
- spigitVice President of Professional Services2012 — 2013san francisco bay area
- spigitInnovation Strategy Director2011 — 2012Greater Philadelphia
- PricewaterhouseCoopersSenior Manager, US Firm Innovation and Strategy2008 — 2011
- PricewaterhouseCoopersManager, Advisory - Risk Assurance, Strategy & Operations2005 — 2007
- BearingPointConsultant, Department of Defense (Navy, Marine Corps)2003 — 2005
- UnisysProcurement Financial Analyst & Web Designer2002 — 2003Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
Skills & more
Scouting5Venture Capital3Early Stage Investment2Business Process Improvement80Innovation Management73Enterprise Risk Management14Internal Controls5Risk Management10Open Innovation15Operational Risk Management4Change Management52Innovation Consulting24
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Colleagues at Lightning Capital
Amy Coveny
Head of Investor Relations & Venture Ops at Lightning Capital
Charles Hwang
Executive Officer at Lightning Capital
Dan Donovan
Strategic Advisor - Government Affairs, Legal and Regulatory Insight at Lightning Capital
Dr. Jock Percy
Co-founder, General Partner & CFO at Lightning Capital
Greg Schultz
Strategic Advisor - Strategic Communications and Public Policy at Lightning Capital
James Parrish
Executive Officer at Lightning Capital
Jason Albanese
Co-founder, General Partner & CEO at Lightning Capital
Jock Percy
General Partner at Lightning Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michele Griffin?
- Michele Griffin is a General Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Lightning Capital, a multi-fund investment platform focused on emerging technology. She previously founded Premier GTM, spent nearly seven years at Andreessen Horowitz building the firm's GTM Network, and held leadership roles at RocketSpace connecting technology companies with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 partners. Her career spans more than 20 years across technology, venture, and corporate innovation, including earlier roles at Spigit, PwC, BearingPoint, and the Department of Defense.
- Where does Michele Griffin work?
- Michele Griffin is General Partner & COO at Lightning Capital.
- Where did Michele Griffin go to school?
- Michele Griffin studied at Penn State University (Operations and Information Systems Management, Operations and Information Systems management); Wissahickon School District (High School Diploma); Villanova University (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
Same school
Also attended Penn State University373
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Also attended Wissahickon School District1
Also attended Villanova University162
Connor HillAssistant Controller at GreycroftEric JohnsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesJessica MayerClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementAndrea CambriaPrincipal, Head of Valuation at TCVDeb TraversEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceKaki CaceresVice President, Finance at Stripes
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mindjet3
Also worked at spigit3
Also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers1,861
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor
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Also worked at Unisys68
William RobertsTreasurer at Maryland TEDCOVic SinghGeneral Partner at RRE VenturesMauricio CatâneoRegional Head - Latin America at Apex GroupJordan GeorgievAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalDaniel SalvucciPartner at Draper CygnusDr. Virginia ChaVenture Partner at iGlobe Partners
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