Basil Alomary is an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School, currently serving as an MBA Associate at Primary Venture Partners and a Venture Partner at Contrary Capital. He is also a Fellow at 406 Ventures and InSITE Fellows, and a Lead at ReadStartU. With a Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Cognitive Science from Rutgers University, Basil pursued a Master of Business Administration with a focus on venture capital at Columbia Business School. Previously, he held roles such as VP, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at Stripes, Consultant at Bain & Company, and Venture Capital Fellow at General Catalyst. Basil also gained experience as VP of Growth, Director of Sales & Sales Operations, and Manager of Sales & Sales Operations at Simon Data, and in Business Development at ZocDoc.