Profile
Allison wholeheartedly believes in the massive potential and world-changing impact that her partners can bring about.
Armed with a unique ability to frame complex problems and flatten learning curves, she takes a pragmatic approach to the work, allowing her to remove noise and effect immediate change for her companies.
Allison has partnered with dozens of companies across a wide-range of industries and in various stages in their growth.
Originally from the Bay Area, Allison has extensive experience working on globally distributed teams and has lived across the U.S., Europe, and Southeast Asia.
She graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a B.A.
in cultural anthropology and earned an M.B.A.
from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Prior to West, she spent several years as a fellow of the Malaysia Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, working closely with the Malaysian government on initiatives to stoke entrepreneurship in the country, and
Former positions of Allison Light
Companies | Position | End |
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Malaysia Blue Ocean Strategy Institute | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/04/2014 |
West Venture Management LLC
West Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance West Venture Management LLC (West Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Allison Johnson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Allison Light
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Undergraduate Degree |
The Fuqua School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 2 |
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Malaysia Blue Ocean Strategy Institute | |
West Venture Management LLC
West Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance West Venture Management LLC (West Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Allison Johnson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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