Reese Koppel

CV

I love data. My background is in finance, Cognitive Science, and Data Science, but I'm always learning—these days, that includes full-stack development to build and test ideas.

I also have a builder's mindset. As the founder of Ace Bridge, I built a tutoring company to $3K MRR by prioritizing effective teaching methods. As a product manager at Tricky Bridge, I increased retention by pinpointing user issues. Now at Copado, I'm helping a $120M ARR company find strategic acquisiton targets on our two-person corp dev team.

Outside of work, I'm usually playing bridge, reading biographies, or (unfortunately) getting my hopes up about the Pelicans and Saints.

Experience

Corp Dev

Copado

March 2025 - Present
  • One of two members on the Corp Dev team, reporting directly to the CEO, CFO, and VP of Corp Dev.
  • Led collection and analysis of financial and customer KPIs for quarterly board presentation.
  • Built acquisition evaluation models using user retention trends, feature adoption, and revenue attribution.
Corp Dev
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Investment Analyst

Partners Capital

July 2023 - January 2025
  • Secured a $110M top-up for an existing client, the largest of 2024, by developing a customized illiquid commitment model that optimized portfolio risk-return balance tailored to the client's liquidity constraints.
  • Won the office's first new client in two years ($200M) by leading pitch development, creating 38% of the materials, and driving the client onboarding process.
  • Increased efficiency by implementing SharePoint as the office's central hub, saving the team 10+ hours per week.
Analytical Skills
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Founder, CEO

Ace Bridge

March 2020 - July 2023
  • Built a tutoring business with $3,000 in monthly recurring revenue by managing 90 client relationships and six contractors.
  • Produced 5+ YouTube tutorials, boosting visibility and securing 18 glowing customer testimonials.
  • Managed finances while teaching bridge lessons, learning to prioritize customer needs and explain complicated concepts.
Business Development
Content Creation
Customer Relations
June 2020 - September 2021
  • Co-led product management for Tricky Bridge, an iOS app recognized as Apple's #1 "Indie Games We Love" at launch, achieving 1M downloads and 4M lesson targets.
  • Improved user retention by 20% through data-driven insights derived from Amplitude cohort analyses and actionable roadmap updates.
  • Enhanced app quality through rigorous UX reviews, recommending key improvements to the AI play engine, and prioritizing development goals.
  • Produced video content that grew the app's YouTube channel to 1,000+ subscribers, amplifying engagement and broadening its audience reach.
Product Management
Analytics
UX Research
Content Strategy

Education

Yale University

B.S. Cognitive Science, Data Science Certificate

May 2023

Activities: Bridge Club (Founder), Entrepreneurial Society, Chess Club

Skills

Technical Tools

SQL
Python
TypeScript
R
Excel

Technical Skills

Product Management
Data Analytics
Financial Analysis