Jessica Zeaske

Jessica A. Zeaske is a Managing Partner at Echo Health Ventures, a strategic venture capital firm focused on healthcare investments. Here are key details about her professional background:

Current Role

Jessica serves as a Managing Partner for Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures, a position she has held since January 2019.4 As part of this role, she is a Board Member and Observer for Eleanor Health, a position she has held since January 2022.4

Professional Experience

Venture Capital Experience::

• Prior to Echo Health Ventures, Jessica was Director of Healthcare Investments at GE Ventures from July 2017 to December 2018.4
• She worked as a Principal at Lemhi Ventures from January 2009 to June 2017, focusing on healthcare services investments.4

Board Positions:: Jessica currently serves on several boards, including:

• Avalon Healthcare Solutions
• Heartbeat Health
• Ideon
• Genome Medical
• Wildflower Health (until 2023)

She is also a Board Observer at Abacus Insights.34

Previous Roles::

• Co-Founder and Associate Director of the Venture Center at the University of Minnesota (2004-2009)
• Senior Licensing Manager at Oregon Health and Science University (2002-2004)
• Director of Research and Development at Greenspring Advisors (1998-2002)4

Education

• PhD and Master of Health Science from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
• MBA with a focus on Healthcare Administration from Regis University
• Bachelor's degree with honors from Stanford University23

Additional Involvement

• Board Member of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
• Former Trustee for Boston Medical Center's Exceptional Care Without Exception Trust
• Advisory Board Member for Boston Children's Hospital's Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator4

Jessica is known for her expertise in identifying and investing in emerging and growth-stage healthcare companies, with a focus on creating paths for innovation in the complex healthcare industry.12