Overview
Olga Chumanskaya serves as Vice President at Khosla Ventures [1][3], a position Chumanskaya has held since October 2025 [3]. Prior to this role, Chumanskaya worked as Chief of Staff at Khosla Ventures from January 2024 to October 2025 [4]. Chumanskaya's responsibilities focus on the platform side of venture work, which involves supporting founders and their teams [2]. Before joining Khosla Ventures, Chumanskaya was a Partner at Northguard Capital from January 2023 to January 2024 [5]. Chumanskaya holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, completed between September 2021 and June 2023 [9]. Earlier education includes a Master's degree in International Finance and Banking from Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation and a Bachelor's degree in Global Economic and Political Affairs from Higher School of Economics [10][11]. Chumanskaya's prior professional experience includes roles at Mercedes-Benz AG spanning from September 2014 to August 2021, including positions in Strategic Development and Public Policy and as Product Manager and Project Lead [7][8].
Profile introduction
I am a VP of Platform at Khosla Ventures, and we are in the business of ventures assistance. Here, I focus on the platform side of venture - which to me means working with the human behind the founder. Every ambitious company is powered by someone carrying an almost inhuman weight: sleepless nights, impossible choices, and the pressure of building something the world has never seen before. My role is to make that load a little lighter - by finding the right people to join the journey, by opening doors when everything feels blocked, by standing next to them when the path gets messy, and yes, at…
Career history
- Vice PresidentOct 2025 to presentKhosla Ventures
- Chief of StaffJan 2024 to Oct 2025Khosla Ventures
- PartnerJan 2023 to Jan 2024Northguard Capital
- Stanford MBASep 2021 to Jun 2023Stanford University
- Product Manager & Project LeadMar 2018 to Aug 2021Mercedes-Benz AG
- Strategic Development and Public PolicySep 2014 to Feb 2018Mercedes-Benz AG
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBASep 2021 - Jun 2023Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Master's degree, International Finance and BankingFinance University under the Government of the Russian Federation
- Bachelor's degree, Global Economic and Political AffairsHigher School of Economics
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