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2024
Senior Vice President, Venture and Director, ID Ventures
2024
ID Ventures is a seed stage venture capital fund which scales promising early-stage ventures in Michigan into thriving companies.
2020 - 2024
Director
2020 - 2024
Conceptualized and built the team for Michigan Rise, a $25M early-stage venture capital fund which provided both equity and Purchase Order financing to nearly 100 Michigan tech startups in three years.
2019 - 2024
Director
2019 - 2024
Red Cedar Ventures is a venture capital fund with an investment thesis built around technology startups within Michigan State University Foundation's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
2017 - 2019
Director
2017 - 2019
Led investments in 19 portfolio companies at $15M early-stage investment fund, with 5 exits and cumulative funding of over $290M to date. Was observer on the boards of Akadeum Life Sciences, Genomenon, ONL Therapeutics, Orbion Space and Shoulder Innovations.
2016 - 2017
Research Assistant
2016 - 2017
Conducted research with Dr. Casey Pierce to investigate physician referral patterns in US health systems.
2016 - 2016
Informatics Analyst
2016 - 2016
Performed needs assessment evaluation studies for cancer informatics tools by conducting contextual inquiries with oncologists & certified tumor registrars and quantifying qualitative data using survey methodology. Collated user needs, technology solutions and cost-benefit analysis of each solution for the project management leadership.
2016 - 2016
Business Development Analyst
2016 - 2016
Collated development, launch and scale-up cost data for the ADT (Admit-Discharge-Transfer) and the Medication Reconciliation health information exchange services by collaborating with the product, finance, and legal teams. Built multi-level pricing models for private and public payers.
2013 - 2015
Portfolio Manager - Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Venture Capital
2013 - 2015
Managed a portfolio of 3 venture funds, 20 tech startup companies, an incubator and a statewide business plan competition as a core member of the Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Venture Capital team at MEDC. Observer on boards of Rubicon Genomics, Armune Bioscience, Algal Scientific, Vestaron, and Pixel Velocity.
2011 - 2013
Investment Banking Associate
2011 - 2013
Led the analysis, research and project management functions across the buy-side, sell-side, valuation and capital raise practice of Charter Capital Partners, for the firm’s healthcare, furniture, automotive, defense, nutraceutical, oil & gas, and facilities management clients resulting in transactions totaling over $100 MM.
2011 - 2013
Venture Capital Associate
2011 - 2013
Member of three-person team which raised the first early-stage focused venture capital fund in West Michigan in 2011. Assisted sourcing and led diligence on investment in 7 portfolio companies, which resulted in total equity raise of $190 MM and 3 exits to date.