About
Zach Ellis, Jr. is the Founder and Managing Partner of South Loop Ventures, where he’s responsible for managing all elements of fund strategy, investment, operations, and portfolio management. His previous experiences include Managing Director at Rev1 Ventures, corporate venture capital at PepsiCo; strategy consulting at Humana, and commercializing university research at The Ohio State University and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Zach is a member of Kauffman Fellows Class 30 and began his career as an active duty officer in the US Navy. He holds a BS from the United States Naval Academy, an MS in biotechnology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and an MBA from the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business.