Eller Mallchok Kelliher ’11

Eller Mallchok Kelliher is Chief Investment Officer at Launch Tennessee, the state’s entrepreneurship and innovation organization, where she leads its capital and equity programs, including the $70 million InvestTN Fund backed by the U.S. Treasury. In this role, Eller helps direct public investment toward Tennessee startups and supports entrepreneurs as they build and grow their businesses. Previously, she spent seven years at Jumpstart Health Investors, where she served as Managing Director of the Jumpstart Foundry fund and invested in more than 100 early-stage healthcare companies. Throughout her career, Eller has mentored and supported hundreds of entrepreneurs and developed deep expertise in early-stage investing. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Dickinson College and is an alumna of Harvard’s Young American Leaders Program. A Chattanooga native and longtime community member, Eller also brings a sense of fun to her work and life: in 2014, she won the Fourth of July blueberry-eating contest at the Chattanooga Market, an accomplishment she still considers one of her proudest achievements.