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Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Brent Willess is a Principal at Founder Collective, with a background in strategy and operations management. He has held key roles at companies like Uber and PwC, showcasing expertise in project planning, financial analysis, and entrepreneurship.
Willess has made significant contributions to strategy development at Uber, rising to the position of Head of Strategy for UberTransit, and has leveraged his skills in financial management and process improvement to excel in his current role as Principal at Founder Collective.
Work Experience
Principal
2021 - Current
MBA Associate
2020 - 2021
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.
Student Advisory Board
2020 - 2021
Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale is to inspire students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
Investment Partner
2019 - 2021
Investing in student-run businesses and backed by First Round Capital
Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.
Head of Strategy - UberTransit
2018 - 2019
Strategy Manager - US & Canada
2017 - 2018
Senior Operations Manager
2015 - 2017
Operations and Logistics Manager
2013 - 2015
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
Senior Associate
2013 - 2013
Worked in the Public Sector Financial Services practice.
Associate
2011 - 2013
Advisory Internship
2010 - 2010