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Stephen Snyder

Investor

Managing Director at JetBlue Ventures

Brooklyn, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Managing Director of Operations & Partnerships at SKY VC, building strategic partnerships and deployment opportunities for portfolio companies. Previously on JetBlue's Corporate Strategy team managing a $150M capital budget, and earlier a travel entrepreneur.

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Experience

  1. SKY VCManaging Director, Operations and Partnershipscurrent2021 — present
  2. SKY VCOperating Principal2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. JetBlueExecutive Sponsor, BlueAbilities2022 — 2025
  4. JetBlueManaging Director, Operations and Partnerships, JetBlue Ventures2021 — 2025
  5. JetBlueOperating Principal, JetBlue Ventures2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. JetBlueManager, Strategic Planning2017 — 2020Long Island City, NY
  7. ErgoAnalyst2011 — 2015Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entreprenurial Management2015 — 2017
  2. The Lauder Institute - University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Arts (MA), International Studies2015 — 2017
  3. University of MichiganBA, Political Science2006 — 2010
  4. Azerbaijan State University of LanguagesAzerbaijani Language and Culture2010
  5. IES Abroad ParisFrench Studies2008 — 2009
  6. ICP2009
  7. Bronx High School of Science2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Dinosaurs3Parties1French2International Relations13Research10Foreign Policy8Policy Analysis4Economics4Politics2Policy2Spanish2Political Science2
+12 moreProgram ManagementPublic PolicyLeadershipPolitical Risk AnalysisGeopoliticsQualitative ResearchInternational DevelopmentStataFundraisingReport WritingEmerging MarketsEditing

Languages Azerbaijani · English · French · Greek · Spanish

From Stephen's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania35

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESCristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveDan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesWillian ShiangInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL

+ 29 more

Also attended ICP5

Sabrina SalamaHEAD OF MENA PARTNERSHIPS at SeedstarsEva PullanoDirector, Marketing and Community at TidemarkStella WalterVP People at AlvenEmma PéricardDigital Africa's representative to the EU at Digital AfricaClaude Hériard DubreuilManaging Director, Member of the Investment Committee at ISALT - Investissements Stratégiques en Actions Long Terme

Also attended Bronx High School of Science4

Rich GerstenCo-Founder & Managing Partner at True Beauty VenturesSajal SrivastavaCo-CEO & Co-Founder at TriplePoint CapitalSamir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalDaniel AlvarezData Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund

Shared employers

Also worked at SKY VC13

Stefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCAdrianna SamaniegoPartner at Cherryrock CapitalTori OrrSenior Associate at NGP CapitalRyan ChouManaging Director, Head of Investments at JetBlue VenturesRaj SinghManaging Partner, JLL Spark Global Ventures at JLL Spark Global VenturesMorton LinInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITAL

+ 7 more

Also worked at JetBlue8

Ed BaklorExecutive leader in guest experience & hospitality at XRCMorton LinInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITALHolly NelsonHead of Finance at NEW VISTA CAPITALJohn OwenInvestor at Clean Energy VentureGomathi RamalingamVP of Data at Left Lane CapitalJohn H. YangVenture Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures

+ 2 more

Also worked at Ergo2

Pierre ThiercelinManaging Partner at Pytch VenturesNeal GoldmanOperating Partner at Spider Capital

Colleagues at JetBlue Ventures

Amy Burr
CEO at JetBlue Ventures
Arielle Ring
President at JetBlue Ventures
Brandon Nelson
Investor at JetBlue Ventures
Eliza Dragomir
Sr. Analyst, Investments at JetBlue Ventures
Jennifer Crusca
Principal, Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue Ventures
Jim Lockheed
Principal at JetBlue Ventures
Ruchit Majmudar
Analyst at JetBlue Ventures
Ryan Chou
Managing Director, Head of Investments at JetBlue Ventures