Matt McKenna is a Partner at Open Prairie and leads the Rural Opportunity Initiative as an Executive in Residence at Georgetown University. He has held roles with PepsiCo, PepsiAmericas, and Keep America Beautiful, and serves on boards for Green Dot Bioplastics and Foot Locker.
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Open Prairie writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- PepsiCo · Sr. Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
- PepsiAmericas · Director
- US Department of Agriculture · Senior Advisor to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- Keep America Beautiful · President and Chief Executive Officer
- Open Prairie · PartnerNow
- Georgetown University McDonough School of Business · Executive in Residence
- Fordham University · Adjunct Lecturer
- Foot Locker · independent member of the Board of Directors
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Who is Matt McKenna?
Matt McKenna is a Partner at Open Prairie and leads the Rural Opportunity Initiative as an Executive in Residence at Georgetown University. He has held roles with PepsiCo, PepsiAmericas, and Keep America Beautiful, and serves on boards for Green Dot Bioplastics and Foot Locker.
How much does Matt McKenna invest?
Matt McKenna invests through Open Prairie, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at series a, series b.
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What did Matt McKenna do before Open Prairie?
Sr. Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at PepsiCo; Director at PepsiAmericas; Senior Advisor to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at US Department of Agriculture; President and Chief Executive Officer at Keep America Beautiful; Executive in Residence at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business; Adjunct Lecturer at Fordham University; independent member of the Board of Directors at Foot Locker.
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