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    Jarrod Barnes

    Jarrod Barnes

    Early-Stage Investor at Emerson Collective | Adjunct Instructor at NYU | Investing at the Intersection of Education, Future of Work, and Web3

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    Emerson Collective
    Emerson Collective
    Investor, Early-Stage Investments 2021 - Present (over 5 years)
    Independently drove end-to-end due diligence process for evergreen, $2B AUM fund, including financial analysis, market research, investment memos, and recommendations to Managing... more Directors

    Built operating models, cap tables, and returns analysis on investment opportunities; composed comprehensive deal memos for investment review process

    Built sourcing pipelines and strategic relationships across the sports tech, ed-tech, future of work startup ecosystem, sourcing over 550 companies to date

    Enhanced organization’s early-stage portfolio support strategy through relationships with 15 early-stage portfolio CEO’s; providing strategic support across sales, go-to-market, marketing, talent, and DE&I
    New York University
    New York University
    Adjunct Instructor 2021 - Present (about 5 years)
    Designed and implemented Graduate course curriculum for the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport (The Business of eSports, Sports Economics, and The Science of... more Fandom)

    Advised 30+ graduate students on career development within eSports and sports business by hosting monthly workshops, guest speakers, and office hours
    Minority Entrepreneurship Institute
    Minority Entrepreneurship Institute
    Managing Director 2020 - 2021 (7 months)
    Secured $500,000 in monetary donations from sponsors, partners, and investors along with in-kind benefits to successfully implement MEI’s annual programming and startups services

    Managed... more a team of 25 volunteers to map local and regional startup ecosystems through building a pipeline of investable opportunities, maintaining relationships with incubators, accelerators, and champions of minority entrepreneurship
    Los Angeles Rams
    Los Angeles Rams
    Player Marketing Manager 2019 - 2021 (over 1 year)
    Lead the overall athlete marketing and fan engagement strategy, effectively facilitating over 90+ events, appearances, and activations, collaborating with departments across... more the organization to implement campaigns with brands such as SoFi, Pepsi, Snapchat, Verizon 5G Labs, and Microsoft.

    Built and established the framework for the Rams Innovation Lab, engaging with internal and external stakeholders for the organization to collaborate with the Los Angeles startup ecosystem.

    Selected by the LA Rams Executive Staff as the Vice-Chair of the inaugural Rams Inclusion & Diversity Council.
    Republic
    Republic
    Venture Partner 2020 - 2021 (about 1 year)
    Dorm Room Fund
    Dorm Room Fund
    Investment Partner 2020 - 2021 (about 1 year)
    Unshackled Ventures
    Unshackled Ventures
    Venture Fellow 2020 - 2021 (about 1 year)
    Prime U
    Prime U
    Founder & CEO 2017 - 2020 (about 3 years)
    Built and launched organization’s B2B professional development service for over 35 accounts, including two NFL Teams, engaging over 10,000 collegiate and professional athletes,... more corporate professionals, and non-profit leaders both nationally and internationally

    Developed and implemented organizational learning and psychological safety assessments for 25 Division 1 Athletic Departments
    Compass
    Compass
    Founder
    Founder
    Compass
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    Prime U, Unshackled Ventures, Dorm Room Fund, Republic, Los Angeles Rams, Minority Entrepreneurship Institute, New York University, Emerson Collective
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