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Brian Keil

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Managing Partner at Triphammer Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)
📍 New York, New York, United States

Brian Keil is the Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, focusing on Penn alumni investors and entrepreneurs through Chestnut Street Ventures. With over 20 years of experience, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst with deep expertise in deal structuring, negotiation, and emerging technologies, holding an MBA from The Wharton School.

Originally from Silicon Valley, Brian worked in high tech before pursuing his MBA and a career in management consulting and venture capital. While his current personal hobbies are not publicly detailed, his professional life is dedicated to mentoring founders and fostering innovation through alumni-focused investment funds.

He has a passion for identifying and nurturing talent, serving as a Lead Mentor at ER Accelerator to guide startups on business strategy and fundraising.

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Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Alumni-Focused Investing
He manages multiple funds for Alumni Ventures, including Chestnut Street Ventures (UPenn) and Triphammer Ventures (Cornell), connecting alumni investors with affiliated startups.
Emerging Technologies
His career has focused on investing in technology companies, and he has a proven ability to understand the impact of new technologies on business strategy.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Managing Partner
Triphammer Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)
4-2019
Managing Partner
Alumni Ventures Group
4-2019
Managing Partner
Chestnut Street Ventures
7-2015 - 4-2019
Board Observer
Unite Us
2014 - 4-2019
Managing Director - New York Ventures
Empire State Development
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Education
9-1990 - 5-1992
MBA
The Wharton School
9-1983 - 5-1987
BS
University of Southern California
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