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In 2020, I pivoted from a 12-year career in the media industry to a full-time role as an investor at a venture capital fund. It was very exciting! And quite scary! I left behind a career I had built steadily and carefully over a decade. I was proud of the projects I had completed and the content I had created. I had the opportunity to work with a lot of talented and inspiring people. But I had also gotten burned out and needed to find a new direction that would enable me to put more of my skills and abilities to use.

My exploration of venture capital as a career started when I began my MBA program at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business. As if finance, accounting, and statistics didn’t provide enough of a challenge, I also started to dive deep into the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship. I was intrigued from the start by the passion and drive that I found (and continue to find) in almost every investor and entreprenuer I meet. The industry seemed to have an intrinsic energy and life of its own. I was hooked!

The process of getting an internship at a venture capital fund and eventually receiving a full-time offer to joint the firm after graduation was long, challenging, stressful, confusing, but ultimately, incredibly rewarding. I return to McDonough frequently to speak with current MBA students and undergradate business students interested in working in venture capital. And I find myself sharing the same anecdotes and advice over and over. In some ways it can be intimidating to begin recruiting for venture capital because there is lots of jargon and it’s easy to feel like an outsider when you are just dipping your toe in. But it’s also a very welcoming environment for people with a curious mind who are looking for a new challenge.