Jess joined in 2022 to develop and manage Accel's investor relationships. Prior to Accel, she worked at DFJ Growth as the firm's first investor relations hire. She also held IR roles at Vista, Farallon, and Elliott, and earlier in her career, co-ran a team at Morgan Stanley covering hedge fund clients of prime brokerage. Jess grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard.
Get to know Jess
If you could master any skill instantly?
Singing. I am tone deaf and love to sing. It is not fair to anyone else that I love to sing.
What's something people are surprised to learn about you?
I was a very quiet, even shy kid. As I tell parents who say they wish their kids were less shy, "be careful what you wish for..."
If you could have any superpower?
ESP. Isn't it obvious?
What is your most used emoji, gif, or meme?
I don't use any of the above. Old school...