Where does Sara Defina work?

Sara Defina is Vice President, Finance at Information Venture Partners.

Where did Sara Defina go to school?

Sara Defina studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Anthropology); Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Yale School of the Environment (Master of Environmental Management (MEM)).

Sara Defina

Investor

Vice President, Finance at Information Venture Partners

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@informationvp.comreveal

Experience

Impact-first investments across asset classes and geographiesImpact First Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DBL PartnersAssociate2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Associate, Natural Resources Group2020 — 2023New York, United States
Yale UniversityClimate Change Innovation Coordinator at Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY)2017 — 2020New Haven
Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Associate2019New York, New York
EDF Climate CorpsEDF Climate Corps Fellow at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.2018San Francisco Bay Area
ARJUNA.AGFounder/Director2012 — 2016
RedscoutAssociate Strategist - Ventures2010 — 2011
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsGPI Intern2009
Health LeadsProject Manager: Girls’ Fitness and Nutrition Program2004 — 2008New York

Skills & more

Public Speaking6Strategic Planning1WritingLeadershipStrategyResearch7Teaching3Project ManagementEntrepreneurshipArt DirectionMarketing Strategy2Marketing1

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EditingCreative DirectionBloggingAdvertisingCustomer ServiceEnglishMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointWindowsPhotoshop

Languages French

Excel 2016: Managing and Analyzing Data — Lynda.com

From Sara's professional profile.

Colleagues at Information Venture Partners

Brendan Foster

Associate at Information Venture Partners

Chelsea Johnson

Principal at Atlas Venture

Cristin Gray

Investor at Information Venture Partners

David Unsworth

Co-Founder and General Partner at Information Venture Partners

Jérôme Chevalier

Founding Partner at Quadrille Capital

Robert Antoniades

Co-Founder and General Partner at Information Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sara Defina?: Vice President, Finance at Information Venture Partners
Where does Sara Defina work?: Sara Defina is Vice President, Finance at Information Venture Partners.
Where did Sara Defina go to school?: Sara Defina studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Anthropology); Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Yale School of the Environment (Master of Environmental Management (MEM)).

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Also attended Yale School of the Environment15

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Also attended San Francisco University High School17

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Shared employers

Also worked at DBL Partners8

Nancy PfundFounder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners Ira EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners Mark PerutzPartner at DBL Partners Becky CooperChief Financial Officer at DBL Partners Paula UniackeDirector of Impact at DBL Partners Jake HarrisPrincipal at DBL Partners

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive Capital Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi

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Also worked at Yale University143

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