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Riley Newman
General Partner at Wave Capital
RN
Riley Newman
General Partner at Wave Capital
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2017 - Current
Wave is an early-stage venture firm that specializes in marketplaces. http://wave.capital
Head of Data Science
2010 - 2016
Joined Airbnb as one of its first 10 employees, left as head of data science.
BM2
2002 - 2012
Paid my way through college working as a reservist. First four years with Seattle-based MSST 91101 (Coast Guard's first-ever rapid response counter-terrorist unit), second half with Station San Francisco (Bay Area search and rescue).
Senior Research Associate
2008 - 2010
Economic research and forecasting. Trying to understand why the recession occurred and help organizations mitigate its effects.
Intern
2005 - 2005
Provided support at the General Assembly and Security Council for the UNODC.