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Sarah Whitesell

Investor

Finance Manager at Obvious Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Sarah Whitesell is a Finance Manager at Obvious Ventures with a background in partnership taxation and accounting. She previously worked in Ernst & Young's Wealth Asset Management group across their Sydney and San Francisco offices, focusing on compliance and international tax for financial services clients including venture capital, private equity, fund of funds, and hedge funds. She holds an M.S. in Taxation from the University of Washington and a B.B.A. in International Business and Accounting from the University of South Carolina.

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Experience

  1. Obvious VenturesFinance Managercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Obvious VenturesSenior Accountant2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  3. EYFSO Tax2018 — 2020San Francisco, California
  4. EYGSE2017Sydney, Australia

Education

  1. University of WashingtonMaster of Science - MS, Taxation2017 — 2018
  2. Keio UniversityInternational Business & Japanese2016
  3. Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South CarolinaBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), International Business2013 — 2017

Skills & more

Teamwork8Management4Time Management3Research3Foreign Languages2Team LeadershipInterpersonal Communication2English4Detail Oriented2

Languages English · Japanese

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Same school

Also attended University of Washington162

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended Keio University58

Tetsu NomuraPrincipal at Sozo VenturesBor BoerManaging Director at CapagroNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalTomosaku SoharaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaTaiga UetaPrincipal at NordicNinjaMasahiko HonmaPartner & Advisor at KK Fund

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Also attended Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina18

Anne PowersExecutive Assistant at Red Cell IncubationChristian MeermannFounding Partner at Cherry VenturesShu YeungVice President, Human Resources at Frazier Life SciencesPaul FracassoFund Finance Manager at AtomicJohn McKennaManaging Director, Investments at EcoEnterprises FundManel NogueronFounder & Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at MVC Single Family Office

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Shared employers

Also worked at Obvious Ventures27

James JoaquinCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesVishal VasishthCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesAndrew BeebeManaging Director at Obvious VenturesKahini ShahPartner at Obvious VenturesRohan GaneshPartner at Obvious VenturesMo IslamPartner at Obvious Ventures

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Also worked at EY980

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Anico Steffen
Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures
April Underwood
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures