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Team

Christopher Kennedy McKelvy

Co-founder

Christopher Kennedy McKelvy co-founded K. Ventures in 2022. Before that, he served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger, completing a combat tour in Afghanistan focused on reconnaissance and surveillance.

Christopher was an early employee at Oculus VR and joined Meta following its $3.1 billion acquisition of the company. At Meta, he led hardware and software partnerships, including major transactions with NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and other global technology companies.

He serves as Vice Chairman of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, which advances public policy and opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University.

Christopher was raised to believe in the values of service and sacrifice. K. Ventures is his effort to give back to the country that has given him so much.

Judd Olanoff

Co-founder

Judd Olanoff co-founded K. Ventures and the Lion Forum in 2022. Before that, he spent his career in finance and politics. At J.P. Morgan's investment bank, he advised the companies that shape the American economy. In 2016, he led finance briefings for the Clinton campaign. He is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, where he argues that America's AI advantage depends not just on leading at the frontier, but ensuring that families across the country experience its benefits in their daily life. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Barron's, and he holds an MBA from Stanford and an MPA from Harvard. The common thread in his career has been harnessing innovation and policy to strengthen the fabric of America.

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Press

Axios

This Kennedy scion is investing in disability-focused startups

August 21, 2023

The New York Times

A Kennedy bets on start-ups that serve the disabled

DealBook · August 12, 2023

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