Susanna Harris
InvestorDirector of Platform at Breakout Ventures · Director of Platform at Breakout Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Director of Platform at Breakout Ventures, previously in venture at Xontogeny and Perceptive Advisors' PXV Funds, who leads network-building, storytelling and portfolio amplification for the firm's founders.
Experience
- Breakout VenturesDirector of Platformcurrent2025 — present
- Breakout VenturesDirector of Community2024 — 2025
- PhD BalanceFounder & Chair2018 — 2024
- Stellate CommunicationsFreelance Account Supervisor2023 — 2024
- Vibe BioCommunity and Communication Lead2022 — 2023
- XontogenySenior Manager, Engagement and Communications2022
- XontogenyManager, Engagement and Communications2021 — 2022
- Grant EngineMarketing Lead2020 — 2021
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFellow of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)2015 — 2020
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGraduate Research Assistant2014 — 2020
- The Adams ApprenticeshipEntrepreneurship Apprentice2018 — 2020
- Morehead Planetarium and Science CenterOutreach Specialist2015 — 2019
- University of IowaUndergraduate Researcher, Kirby Bacteriology Lab2011 — 2014
- University of IowaInternational Student Researcher2011Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
Skills & more
Team Leadership3Mentoring3Communication7Public Speaking7Program Management9Strategic CommunicationsCommunity Development7Science Outreach4Account Management7Leadership Development7Biotechnology5Non-profit Management2
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Volunteer ManagementTraining & DevelopmentCommunity ManagementScience CommunicationWorkshop PresentationWorkshop DevelopmentVenture CapitalEducational OutreachDigital StrategyDeal FlowCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Online Lead GenerationFrom Susanna's professional profile.
Colleagues at Breakout Ventures
Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lynn M Fishburne
General Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Susanna Harris?
- Director of Platform at Breakout Ventures, previously in venture at Xontogeny and Perceptive Advisors' PXV Funds, who leads network-building, storytelling and portfolio amplification for the firm's founders.
- Where does Susanna Harris work?
- Susanna Harris is Director of Platform at Breakout Ventures.
- Where did Susanna Harris go to school?
- Susanna Harris studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Microbiology and Immunology); University of Iowa (Bachelor's of Science, Microbiology).
Same school
Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill364
Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors
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Also attended University of Iowa93
Ashton KutcherCo-founder of Sound Ventures; launching a new deep-tech venture firm with Morgan BellerDavid AllisonManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersAnna WillgohsOperations Manager at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcHaider KhanFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementOla JewusiakVP of Marketing at Jump CapitalKasey MitriaOperations Manager at Jump Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill57
Stefan SchroppSenior Regulatory Counsel at ParadigmAshley N. PattonSr. Stewardship Analyst at Sands Capital VenturesLucy LiuPrincipal at Longwood FundHaley LeversedgeInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersChris HartshornAdvisor at ChrysalixWilliam Tunstall-PedoeInvestor at Cambridge Innovation Capital
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