Women in Private Equity & Venture Capital Initiative

 

 
 
Wharton Women in PE & VC Initiative
 
MISSION:
The Wharton Women in PE & VC Initiative connects a uniquely powerful group of Wharton and UPenn alumnae investing private equity and venture capital by creating a confidential peer environment to encourage open discussion, guidance, networking and best practice sharing.
 
We believe that by helping senior PE & VC alumnae achieve greater success as investors today, we can pave the way for future alumnae to be better prepared and represented at all levels of PE & VC investing.
 

Critical Elements of the Network:
•    Empower other women. 
•    Include women and men in the Wharton/UPenn investor community. 
•    Ensure confidentiality and create trust/intimacy. 
•    Facilitate the exchange of ideas across generations. 

 

If you are a Wharton or UPenn alum currently investing LP, GP or VC funds and are interested in learning about upcoming events, or if you are interested in sponsoring the Wharton Women in PE & VC Initiative please email jsimons@wpevc.org.

 

COMMITTEE

 

Co-Chairs      
golden-leslie
Leslie Golden 
Digital Bridge
(W'89, WG'96)
myers-lisa
Lisa Myers
Clerisy 
(C'89)     
       
Members:      
 kelly-arifin
Kelly Arifin
Thomson Reuters Ventures
(WG'24) 
flori-furtuna-circle
Florentina Furtuna
Barings
(WG'13)
joanna-arras 
Joanna Arras
R.W. Baird Venture Capital
(WG'14)
 amanda-greenberg
Amanda Greenberg
Bloom Equity Partners
(AFC'20) 
jessica-brennan
Jessica Brennan
Kohlberg & Company 
(WG'015)
christen-paras
Christen Paras
Middleground Capital
(W'08, WG'16)
elaine-chan
Elaine Chan
Harvard Management Company
(W'05)
zeena-rao
Zeena Rao
ICV Partners
(W'99)
alina-dimeglio
Alina DiMeglio
Apollo
(WG'14)
jenny-zhang
Jenny Zhang
Two Sigma Impact
(W'16)