# Ken Chenault at Benchstrength > Ken Chenault, Chairman & Managing Director at Benchstrength. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-chenault (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Partner # Ken Chenault Chairman & Managing Director at [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +1 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At General Catalyst - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ken-chenault)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ken-chenault) ## The firm [**General Catalyst** VC firm · US **264** cheques in 12 months **1374** all time **90** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Guild Education, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Project 1972, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at General Catalyst - [**Deep Nishar** Managing Director and Member of the Management Committee *6 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/deep-nishar) - [**Brian Shin** Co-Founder *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-shin) - [**Paul Sagan** Board Member *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-sagan) - [**Neeraj Arora** CEO India, MENA & Managing Director *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/neeraj-arora) - [**John Kim** Chairman and Co-President *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-kim-3) - [**Kenneth Chenault** Chairman and Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kenneth-chenault) - [**Niko Bonatsos** Founder & Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/niko-bonatsos) - [**Yuchun Lee** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/yuchun-lee) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 21 May 2024 · 30 min Rapid Response: What campus protests mean for business, w/Ken Frazier and Ken Chenault With [Ken Chenault](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-chenault) About this episode Amid college campus protests over Palestine and Israel, stark US political divides, and legal challenges to diversity initiatives, business leaders face new pressure on whether to speak out and take action on issues of our time. Ken Frazier, former CEO of Merck, and Ken Chenault, former CEO of… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 2 Jun 2022 · 29 min Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault With [Ken Chenault](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-chenault) About this episode "Corporations can be a force for good – and they can also be very successful," says Ken Chenault, chair of investment firm General Catalyst and former longtime CEO of American Express. During the past year, Ken has been an outspoken advocate for business leaders to actively engage in societal… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 17 Jun 2021 · 27 min Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault With [Ken Chenault](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-chenault) About this episode "Corporations can be a force for good – and they can also be very successful," says Ken Chenault, chair of investment firm General Catalyst and former longtime CEO of American Express. During the past year, Ken has been an outspoken advocate for business leaders to actively engage in societal… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ken Chenault in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 4 Oct 2022 · 47 min 5 ways to build your tolerance for risk Mentions [Tyra Banks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tyra-banks)[Ken Chenault](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-chenault)[Sallie Krawcheck](https://millionrounds.com/person/sallie-krawcheck)[Shellye Archambeau](https://millionrounds.com/person/shellye-archambeau) About this episode Taking risks can be the catalyst for immense scale or dire straits. Avoiding taking any risks at all leads to stagnancy and empowered competitors. The key is to know which risks are worth taking, and when and how to take them. This episode highlights the best conversations we’ve had recently about… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ken-chenault). ## Find people like Ken Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)