#  Renny McPherson 

Class of 2003, America

Managing Partner, First In (venture capital firm)

 

 

 



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**Thesis Title:** Ritual as Intimacy in the Short Stories of Andre Dubus

**What Now:** Managing Partner, First In (venture capital firm)

**Follow Me:** [@RennyMcPherson](https://twitter.com/RennyMcPherson) (Twitter)  
  
Since I graduated in 2003, 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. Over the past several years, I’ve created a platform through which I am simultaneously an entrepreneur and investor on the business side of cybersecurity and data analytics, and [an author](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Entrepreneurs-2DMidst-2DFounders-2DCreators-2DBuilders_dp_069263763X_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=JVn1Vz6qni5dqoP9wb8HHABLpDDKd1F3u8_MxbW3jQ8&m=afIFRIJYD4johMdYh3CqoguYessafvTZMOXiTSBSQYI&s=yhDLBU22sch-eIJQoxVmjG3g8HwVMJ4BPM3IFRp4OTo&e=) and [podcast host](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__podcasts.apple.com_us_podcast_recon-2Dlabs_id1574393641&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=JVn1Vz6qni5dqoP9wb8HHABLpDDKd1F3u8_MxbW3jQ8&m=afIFRIJYD4johMdYh3CqoguYessafvTZMOXiTSBSQYI&s=1DtamlbmHLoWLGrgOb8MvN9SJkf8tL6pT4U_44F6d-o&e=). 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 cybersecurity and data intelligence businesses.   
  
**Read More:**

- [https://wearefirstin.com/](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.thetwenty.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=JVn1Vz6qni5dqoP9wb8HHABLpDDKd1F3u8_MxbW3jQ8&m=afIFRIJYD4johMdYh3CqoguYessafvTZMOXiTSBSQYI&s=JQ8kTnOv-l66IWpCTgMCDmxWOV8RKXWrHte1j9usQCo&e=)



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Career Paths
    
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