Bethany works across all of our funds on sourcing investment opportunities, executing due diligence and working with entrepreneurs post-closing to help them through the ups and downs of building a high growth business. Bethany is the founding Executive Chair of VentureNext, a group of 150+ rising investment professionals across 100+ funds throughout the Midwest. She recently co-led the creation of the group’s mentorship program and currently serves on the executive committee in the Mentorship Chair role.

Bethany has dedicated her career to building a thriving early stage investment ecosystem in Ohio since the formation of the Entrepreneurial Signature Program by the Third Frontier, partnering with hundreds of founders, entrepreneurs, principal investigators, and investors to put their companies, and Ohio, on the map.

Bethany leads day to day due diligence and pipeline management and works actively with a handful of companies as their primary advisor.