Leeds Illuminate Team
Elizabeth Chou
Partner
Elizabeth has over 10 years investing in impact education and workforce development companies and over 15 years of investment experience across the capital structure from early stage equity through later stage equity and debt. Prior to joining Leeds, Elizabeth was a General Partner at New Markets Venture Partners where she spent nearly a decade investing in early and growth stage companies in K12, higher education and workforce development. Prior to joining New Markets, Elizabeth was a Senior Associate at The Gladstone Companies where she focused on control equity and mezzanine debt investments. Elizabeth began her career as an Account Executive with M&T Bank's Commercial & Industrial Middle Market Lending Group.
Education
Columbia Business School | M.B.A.
Mount Holyoke College | B.A. in Politics,