Michelle Rhee has joined Equal Opportunity Ventures, investing in workforce development and education companies | PR Newswire [Video]

A pioneer in education reform, Rhee will invest in education and workforce mobility startups, as part of EO’s $100m fund

, /PRNewswire/ — Leading education reformer and former chancellor of DC public schools Michelle Rhee has joined Equal Opportunity Ventures as a venture partner. Rhee, who was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people and has appeared on its cover as well as Newsweek’s, will focus on investing in promising education startups and companies that create pathways for jobseekers into quality jobs with increased economic mobility.

Started by Harvard economist and MacArthur Genius winner Roland Fryer and Bill Helman, former Managing Partner at Greylock, Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in early-stage businesses that increase economic mobility in America. Currently deploying $100 millionin capital from its third fund, EO invests across healthcare, housing, workforce development, education, fintech, and other sectors, assessing potential companies’ social money multiplier (the amount of expected income given …