Open to opportunities

Christopher King

@christopherking

Message

Seasoned strategy and operations leader driving investments, product growth, and social-impact initiatives.

United States

Message

What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can drive strategy, investments, and product growth within mission-driven organizations, advising leadership and scaling teams for measurable impact.

I am a strategy and operations leader with 15+ years guiding technology, investments, and social-impact projects across multi‑million‑dollar engagements. I advise deal committees, lead product and content strategy, and manage back‑office operations for recurring revenue portfolios.

As a founder and former CEO, I led fundraising to a $6M valuation, raised $1.2M, and scaled user adoption to 10,000 beta users while managing software development and cross‑functional teams.

I have served as a venture partner, consultant, and fellow—authoring deal memos, building data infrastructure for $50M in investments, and synthesizing insights from 600+ focus groups to inform senior leaders and clients.

I bring practical financial modeling, market research, process mapping, and stakeholder communication skills, and I am a trusted advisor, board member, mentor, and published author focused on pragmatic, measurable impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Managing Partner

Current

TheoAdvisors

Jun 2020 - Present (6 years)

Lead communications, content, and equity investment strategy while advising deal committees and directing back-office functions that support $200k in annual recurring revenue.

Investment Analysis Deal Sourcing Communications Strategy Back Office Operations Team Leadership Financial Modeling Due Diligence

Current

Venture Partner

Current

NextGen Venture Partners

May 2020 - Present (6 years 1 month)

Identify high-potential founders and scalable investment opportunities (targeting $5M+ valuations) and author deal memos evaluating business models and financial forecasts through Series B.

Deal Sourcing Financial Forecasting Due Diligence Investment Memos

Consultant

Urban Policy Development

Sep 2020 - Sep 2022 (2 years)

Led subject-matter team to synthesize insights from over 600 focus groups and advised senior leaders on project management to improve culture and employee experience for clients.

Qualitative Research Focus Groups Project Management Stakeholder Engagement Data Synthesis Employee Experience Policy Analysis

Strategy Fellow

The City Fund

Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year)

Built data infrastructure supporting $50M in investments and advised on concept proposals for a $200M fund; selected as one of 35 Impact Fellows from 1,000+ applicants.

Data Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program Evaluation

Founder & CEO

WAMAcademy

Nov 2015 - Jan 2020 (4 years 2 months)

Led company to a $6M initial valuation, raised $1.2M, acquired 10k beta users, and managed software development and team growth for East Coast and international adoption.

Fundraising Product Management User Acquisition Go To Market Team Management

Accelerated Leadership Fellow

Intel Corporation

May 2017 - Aug 2017 (3 months)

Conducted ROI measurement and social impact due diligence for Intel’s Future Skills program supporting a $30M investment target and produced benchmarking analyses that led to 20% savings in drone programs.

Program Evaluation ROI Analysis Social Impact Benchmarking Research

Senior Consultant

Progress Playbook

Jan 2016 - Sep 2016 (8 months)

Managed change and future-state assessment for a $75k city small-business initiative and taught entrepreneurship modules to high school students resulting in business plan and product launches.

Change Management Stakeholder Engagement Program Design Facilitation

Director of Business Development

Victory Education Partners

Oct 2014 - Jan 2016 (1 year 3 months)

Built financial models for product and healthcare offerings yielding 30% average savings across a $5M portfolio and developed a deployment strategy that increased awareness 200% across seven states.

Business Development Financial Modeling Go To Market Strategy Deployment Stakeholder Management

Campaign Manager & Strategist

Participatory Budgeting New York City

Sep 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Managed a $40k campaign that contributed to $22M in projects funded and engaged 10k voters while coordinating seven partners and training 14 canvassers.

Campaign Management Strategic Communications Community Engagement Coordination Training Budget Management

Deputy Operations Director

Organizing for America

Jul 2012 - Dec 2012 (5 months)

Oversaw 147 accounts with internal expense controls and process improvements, leveraging QuickBase and Salesforce to manage $120k average accounts across 50 precincts.

Operations Management Process Improvement Salesforce QuickBase Internal Controls

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Howard University School of Business

Master of Business Administration, Consulting & Information Systems

2016 - 2018

Activities and societies: MBA1 Cohort President (2016-2017); adjunct faculty later; award: Harvard Kennedy School Award for Democratic Governance & Innovation cited in honors.

Completed an MBA focused on Consulting and Information Systems, including leadership in cohort activities and a graduate capstone on policy-related outcomes.

Baruch College, School of Public and International Affairs

Master of Public Administration, Management & Social Impact

2013 - 2015

Earned a Master of Public Administration with emphasis on Management and Social Impact, focusing on public sector strategy and program evaluation.

University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy

Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy

2003 - 2007

Activities and societies: Semester in Washington Honors Program; Graduate capstone project on The Achievement Gap & Policy Recommendations (approved by faculty).

Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy, participated in the Semester in Washington Honors Program and produced a faculty-approved capstone on the achievement gap.