Yelena Shkolnik

Yelena joined Jump in 2015 and is focused on new investments and current portfolio companies in media and enterprise software. Prior to joining Jump, she was an investor with MK Capital, where she sourced new opportunities and actively supported MK's portfolio companies, investing in enterprise software, cloud computing, and marketing technology. Before that, she was an associate with McNally Capital, where she focused on energy and closed an investment in the clean energy space. Before business school, Yelena was the finance manager for DreamWorks Studios, where she negotiated the studio's raise of new capital and the adoption of a new global licensing strategy. She began her career as an investment banker with UBS, advising companies in technology and media and raising over $1 billion in capital for clients. Yelena holds a BA in economics with honors from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Chicago Booth.