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Amanda Denney
Senior Director of Portfolio Operations
"The problems we face are riddled with complexity and urgency, but I'm hopeful that with the right ideas and the right leadership, we can solve beyond these challenges and create a more sustainable and just future."
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Amanda oversees Pipeline and Portfolio Operations including applicant recruiting, pipeline data, company onboarding and contracting, and cross-portfolio collaboration. She also takes on the portfolio budget and the program development side of major events. She works cross-functionally with the entire team to ensure milestones are met and operations run smoothly.
Prior to Elemental Excelerator
Amanda worked as the Digital Strategy Director for a U.S. Senate campaign where she oversaw the creative production and strategic deployment of all digital marketing material. Previously, she served as a Marketing and Strategy Associate for Tenor Inc., a SF-based startup that was recently acquired by Google.
Amanda grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Stanford University where she earned both her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Earth Systems — an interdisciplinary environmental science major.
Outside of the office
You’ll find Amanda eating ramen, making pottery (sort of), or tending to her house plants.