J.D. Vance's Resumé
Bear in mind that every accusation from a Trumpist is a confession…
So let’s take J.D. Vance’s claim that over the past twenty years Kamala Harris has done nothing but “collect government checks”. Let’s try to construct J.D. Vance’s resumé:
J.D. Vance (since 2014—“Vance” being his maternal grandfather’s last name)
b. August 2, 1984
Formerly James David Hamel (adopted by his mother’s third husband), formerly James Donald Bowman (birth name)
2003: Diploma, Middletown High School, Middletown OH
2003-2007: Private & Corporal: United States Marine Corps
2009: B.A.: Ohio State University, Columbus OH
2013: J.D.: Yale Law School
2013-2014: Clerk: Judge Diane S. Sykes (7th Circuit)
2014-2016: Associate: Sidley & Austin, San Francisco CA
2016: Author: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
2016-2019: “Principal”: Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital Management, Austin TX (“mithril” is the semimagical dwarven metal in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, more beautiful than silver, stronger than steel, and corrosion-resistant; Vance appears to have ranked seventh in the team of twelve or so—behind Peter Thiel, Co-Founder Ajay Royan, Managing General Partner Paul Leggett, Managing Director Jim O’Neill, and Senior Principals Lenny Raymond, and Santiago Iturbe. What with legal, HR, compliance, due diligence, and support, means perhaps that he was junior among the dealmakers
2020: Principal, Narya Capital, Cincinnati OH (“Narya” in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is the magic elvenring worn first by Cirdan the Shipwright and Later by Gandalf, the Grey Wizard)
2021-2023: Candidate: For Ohio U.S. Senate seat
2023-2024: Senator: From Ohio
Narya Capital’s investments appear—but accuracy is not guaranteed!—to be:
2021: AcreTrader: Crowdsourced investment platform specializing in farmland.
2020: App Harvest: Building some of the world’s largest indoor farms to produce non-GMO, chemical-free fruits and vegetables in Apallachia.
2020: AmplifyBio: A contract research organization (CRO) providing preclinical services to support the development of advanced therapies, including cell and gene therapies.
2020: Atomic Industries: Developing advanced materials and components for high-tech industries such as aerospace and renewable energy.
Branch: Offers financial tools to help workers get paid more efficiently.
2020: Hallow: A Catholic meditation and prayer app
2020: Kriya Therapeutics: A biotech company focused on developing gene therapies.
2020: Rumble: A video-sharing platform that emphasizes free speech and diverse content.
2020: Strive Asset Management: Provides investment management services, focusing on delivering superior performance and innovative strategies.
2022: True Anomaly: AI and machine learning solutions to address complex space and defense problems.
2023: Chapter: Dedicated to improving retirement experiences with Medicare through personalized advice and solutions.
2024: ValueBase: Specializes in asset valuation and management, using advanced analytics and technology.
2024: Realm Alliance: The foundational industrial security platform, safeguarding the health and safety of your personnel while providing actionable intelligence to improve situational awareness. Their Media Kit is a placeholder page.