Our Team

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    Christopher Kennedy McKelvy

    MANAGING PARTNER

    Christopher co-founded K. Ventures in 2022. Before launching the firm, he led hardware and software partnerships at Oculus VR and Meta. A U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, he served in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division and he holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. As Vice Chairman of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, he led public policy efforts across healthcare, education, and workforce development. Christopher was raised to believe in the promise of America—and he feels a deep responsibility to help make the next century one of abundance.

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    Judd Olanoff

    MANAGING PARTNER

    Judd co-founded K. Ventures in 2022. Prior to that, he advised iconic American companies at J.P. Morgan’s investment bank, led finance briefings for Hillary for America, and invested across the capital structure at premier alternative investment funds including HPS Partners. His writing on business and policy has been published in Barron’s, NYT, LAT and the Boston Globe, and he created a project on the future of American media that was covered by Forbes. He has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. The common thread in Judd’s career has been harnessing private sector innovation and public policy to strengthen the fabric of America. His great-grandparents came here with nothing, making the American Dream possible for each successive generation. He feels an urgent obligation to renew that promise for future generations.