Jennifer Place

About

20 years of experience in the venture and startup market segments, including the past 8 years at Silicon Valley Bank. Prior to that, she was a director on Pfizer’s Venture Capital team, where she helped lead or co-lead investments into several life sciences companies, led fund-of-fund investment decisions, and independently managed Pfizer’s $250 million private equity portfolio. Jennifer has also served as a consultant on private equity deals across Europe while at Bain & Company and has held operational and research roles at Chiron, Genelabs, and Genencor. Jennifer graduated magna cum laude with a BSE in Bioengineering and a Master’s of Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School, where she was also named a Joseph Wharton Fellow. Jennifer [...] Jennifer Friel Goldstein is the Managing Partner for Life Science & Healthcare at SVB Capital and a founding member of VentureForward, a non-profit that provides resources and education towards developing a diverse, equitable and inclusive venture ecosystem. She is also an advisory board member of SpringBoard Enterprises and the Women’s Health Innovation Coalition. A bioengineer by training, Jennifer is passionate about the role that venture investing can bring to discovery in the fields of health care and life sciences. She is currently leading SVB Capital’s Life Science & Healthcare investment team and helping develop the bank’s first life science direct investment fund for institution