About
Olga Chumanskaya is Vice President of Platform at Khosla Ventures, where she supports founders and their companies. She has previously worked at Mercedes-Benz, led EV charging expansion across 35 countries, co-founded a mining venture, and advised governments on industrial policy. Chumanskaya holds a degree from Stanford and is fluent in three languages.
Experience
- Khosla VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Khosla VenturesChief of Staff2024 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
- Northguard CapitalPartner2023 — 2024Perth, WA
- Stanford UniversityStanford MBA2021 — 2023
- Mercedes-Benz AGProduct Manager & Project Lead2018 — 2021Stuttgart Area, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz AGStrategic Development and Public Policy2014 — 2018Moscow, Russian Federation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Olga Chumanskaya?
- Olga Chumanskaya is Vice President of Platform at Khosla Ventures, where she supports founders and their companies. She has previously worked at Mercedes-Benz, led EV charging expansion across 35 countries, co-founded a mining venture, and advised governments on industrial policy. Chumanskaya holds a degree from Stanford and is fluent in three languages.
- Where does Olga Chumanskaya work?
- Olga Chumanskaya is Platform at Khosla Ventures.
- Where did Olga Chumanskaya go to school?
- Olga Chumanskaya studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Master's degree, International Finance and Banking); Higher School of Economics (Bachelor's degree, Global Economic and Political Affairs).
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