Profile
rior to Kraken Ventures, AJ was a member of the Tech M&A / IB team at William Blair, and an operator at egraphs, an ecommerce marketplace.
He started his career at Wachovia Securities (now Wells Fargo), where he was an analyst on the FIG team during the GFC.
AJ holds an AB from Harvard and an MBA from University of Chicago, where he was the Ronald H Coase Distinguished Fellow.
A.J Kennedy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Kraken Ventures
 Kraken Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Kraken Ventures (Kraken Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2023 |
Former positions of A.J Kennedy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management)
 William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (William Blair-IM) is the investment management division of William Blair & Co. LLC, a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair-IM provides investment advisory and management services to a number of clients including high net worth clients, individuals, small institutions, William Blair Wrap Program clients and other registered investment advisers. | Private Equity Investor | 01/02/2022 |
Training of A.J Kennedy
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 2 |
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William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management)
William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (William Blair-IM) is the investment management division of William Blair & Co. LLC, a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair-IM provides investment advisory and management services to a number of clients including high net worth clients, individuals, small institutions, William Blair Wrap Program clients and other registered investment advisers. | Finance |
Kraken Ventures
Kraken Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Kraken Ventures (Kraken Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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