Nancy Pfund

Founder and Managing Partner atDBL PartnersCalifornia

Nancy Pfund is the founder and managing partner of DBL Partners, a pioneer in impact investing. She has held roles at JPMorgan and Hambrecht & Quist, and serves on multiple boards.

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Career

  1. Hambrecht & Quist · investment career start
    1984
  2. JPMorgan · Managing Director in Venture Capital
  3. DBL Partners · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  4. Sierra Club
  5. Stanford University
  6. State of California
  7. Intel Corporation
  8. Hambrecht & Quist
    1984

Companies founded

DBL Partners

Investments named in public bios

Bellwether CoffeeChestnut CarbonRainSpatialZola ElectricTesla MotorsSolarCityPandora

Focus

impact investingclimate investingventure capital

Education

Stanford University, BA and MA in anthropologyYale School of Management, MBA

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Who is Nancy Pfund?

Nancy Pfund is the founder and managing partner of DBL Partners, a pioneer in impact investing. She has held roles at JPMorgan and Hambrecht & Quist, and serves on multiple boards.

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What did Nancy Pfund do before DBL Partners?

investment career start at Hambrecht & Quist; Managing Director in Venture Capital at JPMorgan; Sierra Club; Stanford University; State of California; Intel Corporation; Hambrecht & Quist.

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