Renny McPherson
Thesis Title: Ritual as Intimacy in the Short Stories of Andre Dubus
What Now: Managing Partner, First In (venture capital firm)
Follow Me: @RennyMcPherson (Twitter)
Since I graduated, the History & Literature concentration has informed my professional path at every step because Hist & Lit teaches how to think not what to think. After serving as a Marine Corps officer and then a researcher at RAND, I returned to Harvard for my MBA, graduating from Harvard Business School in 2011. In 2020, I formed a venture capital firm, First In, to invest in entrepreneurs building security technology companies. I also have tapped into my creative side as an author and podcast host. The ability to frame concepts and dig deeply for what really matters in both the story and the numbers are skills that I first developed as a Hist & Lit concentrator. In my current role as managing partner of a venture capital firm, I identify, partner with, and support mission-driven entrepreneurs building security technology businesses.
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