Shawn Ellis | Source | Managing Partner at Distributed Ventures

Shawn Ellis is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Distributed Ventures. He co-founded and manages the fund. He serves as director on the boards of altumAI, Axio, Vivante, Relay, VaxAtlas, Wellth, and Wingspan. Shawn’s investment perspective leverages diverse operational, strategic and investment experience. Previously, as President and founding team member of Zest Health, he led company growth from concept to over half a million paid subscribers and partnerships with several health plans within three years. Zest was eventually rebranded as Yaro and acquired by Virgin Pulse. Prior to Zest, Shawn focused on healthcare technology investments at 7wire Ventures. He was a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and began his career at Lazard Middle Market’s M&A practice. Shawn holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the The Economic Club of Chicago and a board member of the Linden Foundation. Shawn lives in Lincoln Park in Chicago with his wife and three children.