Jenni joined Venture Investors as an Associate in January 2022. Prior to joining Venture Investors, Jenni served as the Managing Director for gener8tor Madison, a nationally ranked startup accelerator. She was also the Director for gBETA Madison, a pre-seed accelerator that focused on growing startups with ties to Madison, Wisconsin. She is also a former fellow for Bascom Ventures.

Before her pivot into venture capital, Jenni began as a policy and research analyst for the Illinois and Wisconsin state governments, where she did extensive research on policy issues and translated scientific research related for policy makers. She also worked as a science writer for a conservation non-profit dedicated to supporting voluntary conservation on private working land through ethics, science, and incentives.

Involvement in Community & Venture Ecosystem:

• Alumni Board, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business
• Committee Member for University of Michigan Coulter Program
• Committee Member for the Michigan Translational Research and
  Commercialization for Life Sciences (MTRAC) Program

Education & Certifications:

• B.S., Biology, Bradley University
• MBA, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hobbies:

In her spare time, Jenni enjoys culinary science, biogeography, traveling, and hiking the trails in Wisconsin.