Priya Parrish
InvestorPartner & Chief Investment Officer at Impact Engine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
About
Priya Parrish combines a dual perspective across early-stage impact VC and later-stage education investing to create thesis-driven, quantified impact frameworks that evaluate impact like financial metrics and favor purpose-built firms.
Invests in
Climate TechEdTechEnergyFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Impact EnginePartner and Chief Investment Officercurrent2018 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessAdjunct Associate Professor of Strategy and Impact Investor in Residencecurrent2017 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- Schwartz Capital GroupChief Investment Officer2015 β 2018Greater Chicago Area
- Aurora Investment ManagementStrategy Head2007 β 2015Greater Chicago Area
- Northern Trust Asset ManagementInvestment Product Manager2006 β 2007Greater Chicago Area
- KLD Research & AnalyticsProject Manager2005 β 2006Greater Boston
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Finance2006 β 2009
- Babson CollegeBS in Business Management, Economics2001 β 2005
- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy1998 β 2001
Skills & more
Hedge Funds31Valuation20Quantitative Analytics9Trading14Fund Of Funds9Financial Services7Corporate Finance4Impact Investing7Social Entrepreneurship8Alternative Investments18Due Diligence8Investment Management19
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Product DevelopmentAsset AllocationSocially Responsible InvestingPrivate EquityDerivativesInvestmentsFrom Priya's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business442
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital
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Also attended Babson College141
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at GreycroftAjay RayasamPrincipal at Osage University PartnersBill HurleyPrincipal at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy13
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8Winjie Tang MiaoExecutive Advisor at LRVHealthBo ShiVice President at Sandbox IndustriesOmair KhanPartner at Artis VenturesJessica Droste YaganPartner and CEO at Impact Engine
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Shared employers
Also worked at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business51
Liz WesthouseHead of Community & Partnerships, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionSean KendallPartner (Europe) at ARCH Venture PartnersRyan MorfinManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsYelena ShkolnikPartner at Jump CapitalIvaldo BassoChief Operating Officer at Permanent Capital VenturesJuan MuldoonPartner β Co-Head of Ventures at Energize Ventures
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Also worked at Schwartz Capital Group1
Also worked at Northern Trust Asset Management6
Miles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado VenturesPriya ParrishSenior Advisor at Blue Haven InitiativeFrancesca WhalenManaging Partner at Integra GroupeHolly MarshallInvestor at Motion CapitalYifan LaiPrincipal at Wellington ManagementDavid RothonPartner, CEO of Public Debt at Ajeej Capital
Colleagues at Impact Engine
Amie Patel
Partner & CEO, Elevar at Impact Engine
Ander Iruretagoyena
Vice President at Impact Engine
Cara Wood
Vice President of Finance and Operations at Impact Engine
Chris Wu
Senior Associate at Impact Engine
Chuck Templeton
Managing Partner, S2G Investments at Impact Engine
Demetrius Palmer
Associate at Impact Engine
Jamie Jones
Director for Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of the Practice of Management at the Fuqua School of Business at Impact Engine
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
Managing Director, R3 Group LLC at Impact Engine





































