Rashaun L. Williams

Rashaun Williams, is a General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, since November 2016. He was a Founding Partner at QueensBridge Venture Fund, which he helped launch in 2013 and managed with other partners including rapper and hip-hop icon Nasir “Nas” Jones.

Work Experience

• General Partner - MVP All-Star Fund I, II, III, IV,  Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP.vc)
• Investor & Advisor NYSE: SUAC,  ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp, 
• Investor & Advisor NYSE: HLGN,  Heliogen  
• Adjunct Professor,  Morehouse College     
• Founder,  Value Investment Group, Inc.     
• Founding General Partner,  Queensbridge Venture Partners, LLC    
• Analyst,  Goldman Sachs    

Board and Advisor Roles

• Board of Trustees Member,  Fisk University 
• Director,  Deutsche Bank    
• Director,  Wells Fargo

Philanthropy, Community Service and Memberships

• Founder & Instructor,  Kemet Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides workshops in financial literacy and entrepreneurship to children, teens and adults in low income communities.

Education

• Rashaun holds FINRA Series 7, Series 3, Series 63, and Series 24 Licenses.
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics, Morehouse College, 2001