Jessica is the 2nd growth marketing hire at Series C, General Catalyst backed Zageno, the B2B procurement marketplace for the life sciences. She also heads content for Elpha (Y Combinator S19, community of 45K+ women in tech), Harvard in Tech, and Techstars Boston. She is the first industry fellow with Pear VC, a founding fellow at On Deck, a contributor at TechCrunch, a writer at Pinduoduo, an angel investor, and a content and marketing consultant with many startups and venture funds. She has previously worked in venture capital at Soma Capital (employee #1), General Catalyst, Romulus Capital, Global Founders Capital, and Female Founders Fund; in growth and operations at Morning Brew (acquired by Business Insider) and Luxe (Google Ventures backed and acquired by Volvo); in investment banking at Morgan Stanley; and in public markets at Northwestern Mutual and a family office. She graduated from Harvard with high honors in applied math, computer science, and economics, where her thesis research was completed with the 2016 Nobel Laureate in economics, Oliver Hart. She has worked with startups in MassChallenge, Techstars, Alchemist, Envision, Zane, Plug and Play, 500 Startups, and other programs.