Where does Sally Donnelly work?

Sally Donnelly is Founding Partner at Pallas Ventures.

What does Sally Donnelly invest in?

Sally Donnelly invests in Defense Tech.

What check size does Sally Donnelly write?

Sally Donnelly typically writes checks of $10K – $5M.

Where did Sally Donnelly go to school?

Sally Donnelly studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Masters, Russian Politics); Hollins University (BA, History); University of California, Berkeley.

Sally Donnelly

Investor

Founding Partner at Pallas Ventures

Washington

Writes $10K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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97 people in our graph share verified history with Sally — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Douglas Lemott Jr.unlockedSally: together at Office of the Secretary of Defense (2017–2018)

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×2Sally: together at US Joint Chiefs Of Staff

Sally: together at Time Magazine

About

Sally Donnelly is a Founding Partner of Pallas. Her government service included roles as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, Director of the Washington Office for the Commander of U.S. Central Command, and Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She founded and led a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm and previously worked for more than 20 years at Time Magazine. She holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from Hollins College.

Invests in

Defense Tech

Experience

Pallas AdvisorsFounding Partnercurrent2018 — present
Office of the Secretary of DefenseSenior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense2017 — 2018
SBD AdvisorsCEO2012 — 2017Washington, DC
USCENTCOMDirector, Washington Office2010 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
US Joint Chiefs Of StaffSpecial Assistant to the Chairman2007 — 2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Time MagazineReporter1987 — 2007

Skills & more

International Security12National Security81Defense44Military18DoD18Military Operations31International Relations42Government53Policy7Crisis Management12Foreign Policy64Counterinsurgency3

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NATOAfghanistanFederal GovernmentSpecial OperationsCounterterrorismIntelligence AnalysisInteragency CoordinationOperational PlanningStrategySecurity ClearanceIntelligenceTactics

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Colleagues at Pallas Ventures

Alexis Lasselle Ross

Principal at Pallas Ventures

Andrew Loiselle

Principal at Pallas Ventures

Anthony Zeruto

Cyber Advisor at Pallas Ventures

Bob Ashley

Principal at Pallas Ventures

Bob Skinner

Principal at Pallas Ventures

Brian McSorley

Director at Pallas Ventures

Caroline Gage

Executive Assistant at Pallas Ventures

Charlie Cleveland

Principal at Pallas Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sally Donnelly?: Sally Donnelly is a Founding Partner of Pallas. Her government service included roles as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, Director of the Washington Office for the Commander of U.S. Central Command, and Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She founded and led a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm and previously worked for more than 20 years at Time Magazine. She holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from Hollins College.
Where does Sally Donnelly work?: Sally Donnelly is Founding Partner at Pallas Ventures.
What does Sally Donnelly invest in?: Sally Donnelly invests in Defense Tech.
What check size does Sally Donnelly write?: Sally Donnelly typically writes checks of $10K – $5M.
Where did Sally Donnelly go to school?: Sally Donnelly studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Masters, Russian Politics); Hollins University (BA, History); University of California, Berkeley.

Same school

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,494

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Also attended Hollins University4

Liz MarchiHead of Community Engagement at Two Bear Capital Binika RijalQuantitative Analyst, Systematic Global Equities at Xponance Hank HudepohlFounder & COO at Brandrank Elena NewtonFounder at Xmetryx

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Tony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDash Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Also attended Leningrad State University named after A.S. Pushkin1

Lindsay HooverInvestor at JLS

Shared employers

Also worked at Pallas Advisors19

Tony DeMartinoPartner at Pallas Ventures Andy YinInvestor at New World Angels Christian AmeliaSenior Associate at Pallas Ventures Salwa BallaAssociate at Pallas Ventures Taylor CameronAnalyst at Pallas Ventures Katie Culberson ElliottSenior Associate at Pallas Ventures

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Also worked at Office of the Secretary of Defense16

Douglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean Investments Anne PowersExecutive Assistant at Red Cell Incubation Caitlin ByrnesTalent at Audacious Emil MichaelSenior Advisor at P1 Ventures Josh MarcuseGoogle Public Sector at NEW VISTA CAPITAL Brian HibbelnVenture Partner at SINEWAVE VENTURES

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Also worked at USCENTCOM1

Jenn ShortLieutenant General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITAL

Also worked at US Joint Chiefs Of Staff11

Lt. Gen. Steven BashamAdvisor at Vetted Accelerator Dave KumashiroBrigadier General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITAL Steve KiserGeneral Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital Charlie MooreSenior Advisor at Disruptive Lisa DisbrowAdvisory Board at Blue Delta Capital Timothy NeslonyStrategic Advisor and DoW SkillBridge Fellow at ForgePoint Capital

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