About
Pam Tholen leads Paradigm's investor relations, business development, and LP engagement. She previously spent 12 years at KKR (most recently as Head of New Business Development) and five years at Bridgewater Associates, and began her career in M&A investment banking at Lehman Brothers.
Experience
- ParadigmHead of Investor Relationscurrent2026 — present
- Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- KKR & Co. Inc.Managing Director2021 — 2025New York, United States
- Bridgewater AssociatesClient Advisor, Head of Wealth2016 — 2021
- KKRPrincipal2008 — 2016New York, NY and San Francisco, CA
- Lehman BrothersInvestment Banking Analyst2007 — 2008
Colleagues at Paradigm
Alana Palmedo
Managing Partner at Paradigm
Alex Grieve
VP of Government Affairs at Paradigm
Alex Popescu
Chief Compliance Officer at Paradigm
Alexander Walterspiel
Partner at Paradigm
Alpin Yukseloglu
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Ben Hinshaw
Deputy General Counsel at Paradigm
Caitlin Pintavorn
Venture Partner at Paradigm
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pam Tholen?
- Pam Tholen leads Paradigm's investor relations, business development, and LP engagement. She previously spent 12 years at KKR (most recently as Head of New Business Development) and five years at Bridgewater Associates, and began her career in M&A investment banking at Lehman Brothers.
- Where does Pam Tholen work?
- Pam Tholen is Head of Investor Relations at Paradigm.
- Where did Pam Tholen go to school?
- Pam Tholen studied at Princeton University (A.B., Politics, Certificate in French Language and Literature).
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