Where does Roland Fryer work?

Roland Fryer is Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures and Board director at Rethinc.

What check size does Roland Fryer write?

Roland Fryer typically writes checks of $2M.

What boards does Roland Fryer sit on?

Roland Fryer holds tracked board seats at My Elektra, Rethinc.

Where did Roland Fryer go to school?

Roland Fryer studied at Penn State University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics); The University of Texas at Arlington (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).

Roland Fryer

Investor

Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures · Board director at Rethinc

Greater Boston

Writes $2M checks

About

Former Harvard economics professor Roland Fryer brings research on economic mobility and education to early-stage investing, using experiments and rigorous, data-driven evaluation to identify measurable impact for underrepresented communities.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

r•••@eoventures.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Board director at Rethinc

Intro paths

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In turn, Roland can intro founders to Rethinc's investors below.

Rethinc's investors · 1

Equal Opportunity VenturesCambridge · $2M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Rethinc

Brandy NelsonPartner & Co-founder

Kenan BishopCo-founder, Partner & Program Lead

Experience

Harvard UniversityProfessor of Economicscurrent2003 — presentGreater Boston Area
Equal Opportunity VenturesFoundercurrent2019 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
Reconstruction USCo-Founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2020 — present
SigmaSquaredFounder and Board Membercurrent2021 — present
KaiPod LearningBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Fresh Food GenerationBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
EdLight, PBCBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
RethincBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
ROBINHOOD FOUNDATIONBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
ReadleeBoard Member2022
Headroom Inc.Board Member2022

Skills & more

Teaching23Board of Directors18Venture Capital17Economics4Data Analysis6Mathematical Modeling5

From Roland's professional profile.

Deals · 2

My ElektraBoard seat

via Equal Opportunity Ventures · filed Feb 2025 · $5.8M raise

RethincBoard seat

via Equal Opportunity Ventures · filed Mar 2021 · $1.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Emil Gilkes

Principal Data Scientist at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Izzy Newman-Sanders

Chief of Staff at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Jason King

Chief Financial Officer at Converge

Kate Cummings

Partner, Community at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Laura Rodríguez

Partner at Invivo Capital Partners

Meghan Walsh

Executive Assistant at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Michelle Rhee

Venture Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Tanaya Devi

Partner, Data Science Lead at Equal Opportunity Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Roland Fryer?: Former Harvard economics professor Roland Fryer brings research on economic mobility and education to early-stage investing, using experiments and rigorous, data-driven evaluation to identify measurable impact for underrepresented communities.
Where does Roland Fryer work?: Roland Fryer is Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures and Board director at Rethinc.
What does Roland Fryer invest in?: Roland Fryer invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, HR Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Roland Fryer write?: Roland Fryer typically writes checks of $2M.
What boards does Roland Fryer sit on?: Roland Fryer holds tracked board seats at My Elektra, Rethinc.
Where did Roland Fryer go to school?: Roland Fryer studied at Penn State University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics); The University of Texas at Arlington (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).

Founder mafias

Penn State University mafia41

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The University of Texas at Arlington mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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Equal Opportunity Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tanaya DeviPartner, Data Science LeadFounded Sigma Squared

Same school

Also attended Penn State University188

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Also attended The University of Texas at Arlington15

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Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard University293

Nathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of Airbnb Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Rachel HansenInvestor at Index Ventures Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech Walter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 287 more

Also worked at Readlee1

Colton VoegeFounder/CTO at Mimir

Also worked at Headroom Inc.1

Don LoebCorporate Development, Advisor at LDV Capital