Kathryne Cooper
Partner, Jumpstart Nova
Kathryne Cooper is partner at Jumpstart Nova, where she brings a history of operationalizing change and making astute early stage investments in the health care arena. Cooper is the founder of HealthTech DEI, which focuses on delivering more inclusive investment strategies and solutions that optimize financial performance and capitalize on the wealth in diversity. Her experiences and insights are captured in her report Underinvested: Strategies for Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care Venture Investment for the California Health Care Foundation. Cooper is investment advisor at The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics; as co-director she managed their $6.6M seed fund that invested in 150+ medical technology companies. She serves on boards of organizations investing in local communities, women in STEM, and healthtech.
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