Harry Krensky

Guest Speaker

Professional Affiliation

Founder and Managing Partner, Discovery Americas

Expert Bio

Harry Krensky is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Discovery Americas.  Mr. Krensky is a Co-Founder of Volaris (ULCC Airline), Traxion (Logistics and Transportation), H+ (Healthcare) and Merited (Education).  He serves as Chairman of the Board of Merited. Mr. Krensky also sits on the board of directors of Volaris, Traxion, Mas, Kidzania and Buzz Franchise Brands.   Previously he served on the Board of Trustees of Colby College (where he served as Chairman of the Investment Committee) and the Governing Board of Defy Ventures.  He was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of emerging market hedge fund managers Discovery Capital Management and Atlas Capital Management; and was a Co-Founder and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Deutsche Bank emerging market hedge fund. He has worked in the emerging market group of Bear Stearns; and has served as an Adjunct Professor of international business at New York University's Stern School of Business. Mr. Krensky has a BA from Colby College, a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.