Profile
Ms. Lassiter joined Ascend in September 2005.
Prior to Ascend, she was an Investment Manager with Parish Capital Advisors, LLC, a fund-of-funds focused on investments in emerging managers in the private equity and venture capital sectors.
In that capacity, she led due diligence on potential fund investments and worked with general partners to analyze and execute direct co-investments.
Ms. Lassiter graduated with Highest Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a Morehead Scholar.
She received a BA in Economics with Honors and a BA in International Studies and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Former positions of Melissa Lassiter
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Ascend Venture Group LLC
Ascend Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascend Venture Group LLC (Ascend Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Darryl E. Wash, Charles Webb Crockett and Roszell Mack. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 30/12/2009 |
Parish Capital Advisors LLC
Parish Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003, Parish Capital Advisors LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. | Private Equity Investor | 30/08/2005 |
Training of Melissa Lassiter
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 2 |
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Parish Capital Advisors LLC
Parish Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003, Parish Capital Advisors LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. | Finance |
Ascend Venture Group LLC
Ascend Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascend Venture Group LLC (Ascend Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Darryl E. Wash, Charles Webb Crockett and Roszell Mack. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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