Jay R. Kahn

Chief Executive Officer at Flight Deck Capital LP

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Jay R.
Kahn is the founder of Flight Deck Capital LP, which was founded in 2020.
He is currently a Trustee at The California Academy of Sciences since 2019.
Mr. Kahn was formerly an Associate at Elevation Management LLC, a Senior Associate Consultant at L.E.K.
Consulting LLC from 2003 to 2006, and a Partner at Light Street Capital Management LLC from 2011 to 2020.
Mr. Kahn holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, which he received in 2010, and an undergraduate degree from Tufts University, which he received in 2002.

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Companies	Position	Start
The California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The California Academy of Sciences operates as a scientific and cultural institution. The Academy houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a rainforest. It was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Director/Board Member	24/09/2019
Flight Deck Capital LP Flight Deck Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Part of The Kahn Revocable Trust UAD 09.01.2016, Flight Deck Capital LP is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2020 by Jay R. Kahn. Jay R. Kahn has been the CEO since 2020.	Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2019

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Former positions of Jay R. Kahn

Companies	Position	End
Light Street Capital Management LLC Light Street Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Light Street Capital Management LLC (Light Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Ownership of the firm is held through a family trust for which Glen Kacher, who founded the firm in 2010, serves as trustee. Light Street provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	29/02/2020
Elevation Management LLC Elevation Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevation Management LLC (Elevation Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Fred Anderson, Marc Bodnick, Roger McNamee, Bret Pearlman and Bono. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.	Private Equity Analyst	29/06/2008
L.E.K. Consulting LLC L.E.K. Consulting LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services L.E.K. Consulting LLC operates as a management consulting firm. It offers disruption management, post-merger integration, and marketing and sales services. The company was founded by James Lawrence, Iain Evans and Richard Koch in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/04/2006

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University of Pennsylvania	Masters Business Admin
Tufts University	Undergraduate Degree

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Elevation Management LLC Elevation Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevation Management LLC (Elevation Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Fred Anderson, Marc Bodnick, Roger McNamee, Bret Pearlman and Bono. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.	Finance
The California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The California Academy of Sciences operates as a scientific and cultural institution. The Academy houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a rainforest. It was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Commercial Services
L.E.K. Consulting LLC L.E.K. Consulting LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services L.E.K. Consulting LLC operates as a management consulting firm. It offers disruption management, post-merger integration, and marketing and sales services. The company was founded by James Lawrence, Iain Evans and Richard Koch in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Commercial Services
Light Street Capital Management LLC Light Street Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Light Street Capital Management LLC (Light Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Ownership of the firm is held through a family trust for which Glen Kacher, who founded the firm in 2010, serves as trustee. Light Street provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.	Finance
Flight Deck Capital LP Flight Deck Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Part of The Kahn Revocable Trust UAD 09.01.2016, Flight Deck Capital LP is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2020 by Jay R. Kahn. Jay R. Kahn has been the CEO since 2020.	Finance

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