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Jennifer Fonstad is a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson,
having joined the firm in 1997. Ms. Fonstad has worked for 20 years
with both large corporations and start-ups to help build their
organizations. At Draper Fisher Jurvetson, her investments
span a broad set of both technology and life sciences companies
including Internet services, wireless networks, medical
devices, cleantech, and nanotechnology. She brings strategic leadership
and a strong network to bear as a member of the Board for her investments.
Her current Board responsibilities include Greenfuel Nantero, Groxis, Intematix, Ipedo, and Nanostring. Ms.
Fonstad also led the firm’s investment in Athenahealth (ATHN), Ember (wireless
mesh network), Luminus
Devices (solid state lighting), Molecular
Imprints (nano-imprint lithography), and Apieron.
Previous investments include United Online (NASDAQ: UNTD), Achex
(acquired by First Data Corp - FDC), and Lumenos (acquired
by WellPoint - WLP).
Ms. Fonstad speaks frequently at industry conferences and writes
often for industry publications. She began her career with Bain
and Company after spending a year teaching in sub-Sahara Africa.
She graduated Cum Laude from Georgetown
University, holds an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard
Business School, where she launched
the school’s first business plan competition, and is a former
Kauffman Fellow. Ms. Fonstad is married with four children.
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