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Katie Riester

Katie Riester

Managing Director & GP, Fund of Funds Investing·Felicis

Bio

Professional summary

Katie Riester is Managing Director and GP of Fund of Funds Investing at Felicis, where she leads Investor Relations. She has been part of the LP community since 2002 and was one of Felicis' first investors while at SVB Capital. Earlier in her career, she worked at Cambridge Associates, helping institutional clients build and evaluate private equity programs.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • FelicisManaging Director & GP, Fund of Funds InvestingPresent
  • SVB CapitalInvestor
  • Cambridge AssociatesPrivate Equity Programs

Education

  • The Wharton SchoolMBA
  • Colby CollegeB.A. in Economics

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