Elyse Klova is a strategist and operator with a decade of experience building mission-driven organizations, currently co-founder and COO of Blaze where she designs and develops leadership assessment platforms and shapes the company’s visual identity. She blends design thinking, qualitative research, and hands-on software engineering to iterate products like Trailblazers that help measure and mobilize workforce potential. Prior roles at civic and philanthropic organizations honed her program design, partnership management, and training skills—skills she leverages advising startups as an Innovator-in-Residence at Emory’s Hatchery. A trained artist with a BFA in Sequential Art and software engineering training from Flatiron School, she brings a rare mix of creative practice and technical craft to social-impact ventures.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Sequential Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Sequential Art at Savannah College of Art and Design
Online Software Engineering, Online Software Engineering at Flatiron School
Graduate With Distinction, Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Religious Studies, Graduate With Distinction, Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Religious Studies at University of Virginia
Contributions:2 PRs, 63 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
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Elyse Klova - Chief Operating Officer And Strategist