About
Rachel Byrne joined Mainsail Partners in 2023, where she works with portfolio company founders, CEOs, and boards to build and scale leadership teams and helps coordinate the firm's Leadership Acceleration Program (LEAP). Before Mainsail, she was a Graduate Assistant Coach for the Indiana University Swimming & Diving Team in the university's Athletic Department. She holds a BA in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University and an MBA in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Experience
- Mainsail PartnersSenior Manager, Talentcurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Mainsail PartnersTalent Manager2025 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
- Mainsail PartnersTalent Analyst2023 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Mainsail PartnersTalent Intern2023Austin, Texas, United States
- Indiana University BloomingtonGraduate Assistant & MBA Candidate2020 — 2023Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- VyncaMBA Summer Intern2022
- Rutgers University–New BrunswickOperations Intern (Rutgers Athletic Training Center)2019New Brunswick, New Jersey
Education
- Indiana University BloomingtonMaster's in Business Administration, Finance
- Rutgers UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Biological Sciences
Skills & more
Team Leadership4Interpersonal Communication2Leadership5Organization SkillsStrategyManagement2Public Speaking1Personal BrandingRecruitingTalent IdentificationHealthcare ManagementRecord Of Success2
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Team BuildingCustomer ServiceFinancial AnalysisBudget ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Market ResearchBusiness StrategyInventory ManagementData AnalysisFinancial ModelingPitch DevelopmentSalesFrom Rachel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indiana University Bloomington115
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha
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Also attended Rutgers University86
Jigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalGanesh PersadVice President & Chief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersBasil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at StripesBrigitte KleineOperating Partner at Stripes
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mainsail Partners38
Ryan KruizengaGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesLars AhlstromCFO at Electric Feel Ventures LlcKathryn MooreSenior Associate at LiveOak VenturesBashir AbdallahVice President, Product at Mainsail PartnersJeniffer AgudeloExecutive Assistant at Mainsail PartnersMichael AndersonPartner at Mainsail Partners
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Also worked at Indiana University Bloomington10
Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechSeth NuttPrincipal at Griffin Gaming PartnersBecca FlormanInvestor at VMG PartnersAshley PilipiszynVenture Partner at Growth Warrior CapitalAndjela RadmilovicProgram Coordinator at Nomadic Venture PartnersClaire KelleyDesign Lead at High Alpha
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Also worked at Vynca4
Also worked at Rutgers University–New Brunswick1
Colleagues at Mainsail Partners
Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners
Bashir Abdallah
Vice President, Product at Mainsail Partners


































