Yelena Shkolnik

Yelena joined Jump in 2015 and leads investment opportunities in the digital media sector. Prior to joining Jump, Yelena was an investor with MK Capital, where she supported MK’s portfolio companies and invested in enterprise software, cloud computing and marketing technology.

She was also an associate with McNally Capital, where she focused in energy and closed an investment in the clean energy space.

Before business school Yelena served as finance manager for DreamWorks Studios, where she was actively involved in negotiating the studio’s raise of new capital and the adoption of a new global licensing strategy.

Yelena began her career as an investment banker with UBS, where she advised companies in technology and media and raised 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.