Isabelle Freidheim is the founder and chairman of Athena, the network of women run SPACs. She is the Chairman of Consumer Acquisition Corp. and the Chairman of Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ATHN). She is a venture capitalist and an entrepreneur.
She co-founded and was CEO of Magnifi, a fintech company acquired by The Tifin Group in December 2020. As a venture capitalist, she has a portfolio of investments in technology companies across stages, with a current focus on late-stage companies. She started her career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and at Invesco’s private equity fund. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.