Jess is a Principal with Salesforce Ventures in London covering our investments in EMEA. She specializes in infrastructure & developer tools, AI/ML infrastructure and AI-enabled apps, and vertical software. Prior to joining Salesforce Ventures, she was an investor with AlbionVC investing in early-stage software businesses in the UK. Jess spent five years as an investment banker with Rothschild & Co advising on tech, media, and telecom M&A in New York and London. She also served as a Presidential Management Fellow in the Obama Administration working on infrastructure financings in emerging markets.
Jess is an American expat and New York-to-London convert. She earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude) and an MA in economics from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
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