Kelli Rhee

President & Chief Executive Officer, Arnold Ventures

Rhee leads Arnold Ventures in its mission to employ strategic entrepreneurial philanthropy to address some of society’s most complex and urgent challenges. Prior to joining Arnold Ventures, she served in numerous strategic and entrepreneurial roles in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Rhee began her career as a management consultant with Bain & Company and The Bridgespan Group. After graduate school, she worked in both entrepreneurial and venture capital settings as an operational leader, strategic investor, and advisor. Most recently, Rhee was part of a team that led the creation and launch of a new academic medical center for Baylor College of Medicine. She holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a master’s in education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education, and a bachelor’s in economics from Northwestern University.