Katelyn Perryman

Investor

2022 - Current

Investment Analyst

2022 - 2023

•Completed the BVCC Venture Capital professional development curriculum lead by industry experts during the Spring ‘22 semester •Lead evaluating, and investing in startups founded by HBCU students participating in the BVCC Pitch Competition and Demo Day •Developed skills in Sourcing, TAM Analysis, KPIs, Market Mapping, Valuation Methodologies and Financial Modeling •Responsible for screening pitch decks, performing diligence and drafting investment memos on potential investments

Investment Intern

2022 - 2022

Program Associate

2020 - 2022

• Assisted with UX research on SwiftStudent, a free digital financial aid tool for college students • Established an outreach strategy to reach target audiences by identifying 50+ prospective partners, leading 13 webinars, and speaking directly to media outlets, including The Washington Post and EdSurge • Assisted with post-grant support and follow up on grantee projects • Researched higher education public policy through facilitating focus groups, phone interviews, data collection, and internet research • Sourced grantees/partners with unique access and insight into target issues and demographics

Training and Communtity Engagement Intern

2020 - 2020

Collaborating with Outreach Director on analyzing pain points that deter underserved populations from running for office and then utilized research findings to develop curriculum and programming • Assisted in converting in-person Intern Ignite Training to a 4-week Virtual Series on different aspects of campaign management, including choosing a team and campaign finance • Support, planning, and execution of Run To Win webinars and in-person events that have trained nearly 2000 progressive women since March 2020 on running for office

VP of Community Engagement and Outreach

2018 - 2020

Receptionist

2016 - 2018