Leslie Feinzaig
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Leslie Feinzaig | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1979 |
| Education | University of London Harvard University |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Eliécer Feinzaig Mintz (cousin) |
Leslie Feinzaig (born c. 1979) is a Costa Rican-American venture capitalist and technologist who is the founder and chief executive officer of the Graham & Walker venture fund. She founded the Seattle Female Founders Alliance and an accelerator in support of women entrepreneurs.
Feinzaig was born c. 1979 in San José, Costa Rica.[1][2] Her Jewish grandparents fled Poland at the onset of the Holocaust.[2] Feinzaig's grandfather was denied entry at Ellis Island due to the Immigration Act of 1924 and eventually settled in Costa Rica.[2] She was raised in Costa Rica where she worked as a store manager and a call center employee.[3] Feinzaig completed a bachelor's degree at the London School of Economics.[1] In 2005, she enrolled at Harvard Business School, earning a M.B.A. on a full scholarship.[2]