Anna Mason
Anna Mason is a Managing Partner on Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, where she has led more than 50 investments. She has more than fifteen years of experience in finance, startup operations, and venture community programming. Her passion for this work is centered on investing in startups that sit at the intersection of realism and optimism. She has visited more than 40 startup communities across the country.
Anna Mason Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
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Partner, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
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Director of Investments, Rise of the Rest
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Distressed Debt Trader
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Research Analyst
Academic History
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MBA in Marketing
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BA in Political Science and Government
CAREER
- Mason began her career on Wall Street as a distressed bond and post-reorg private equity trader.
- She experienced the financial crisis first-hand and was on the trading desk as Lehman Brothers underwent bankruptcy.
- Her last position on Wall Street was as a Vice President of Distressed and Private Equity Trading at a private boutique investment bank.
- In 2015, she published a book based on her Wall Street experiences during the 2009 financial crisis called They All Fall Down.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- Public Board Member of AppHarvest
- Board Observer for Dispatch
- Board Observer for Collective Retreats
- Board Observer for Pryon
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS