Our Team
We’ve worked well together for over a decade. Our team is comprised of venture investors, scientists, operators, and tech transfer veterans with deep experience investing in transformative university technologies.
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Investment Team
Operations Team

Kirsten Leute
Partner

Claudia Dunnous
Chief Financial Officer

Natasha Azar
VP of Investor Relations & Marketing

Beth Grafstrom
Vice President of Finance

Kumar Patel
Fund Controller

Jaimie Testai
Best Practices Manager

Chris Nawalinski
Fund Accountant

Nabil Ullah
Senior Investment Analyst

Britt Kennett
Senior Executive Assistant

Kayti Mangels
Executive Assistant

Louis Berneman
Founding Partner