Where does Catherine Popper work?

Catherine Popper is Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners.

Where did Catherine Popper go to school?

Catherine Popper studied at Tufts University (BS, Math); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (MBA).

Catherine Popper

Investor

Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners · Board Member at Launchpad Venture Group

Greater Boston

About

Active angel investor and mentor focused on supporting women entrepreneurial founders. Mentor at Babson College's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and business mentor at EforAll Accelerator. Brings 30 years of experience in management consulting, supply chain, corporate finance, and HR from roles at Fidelity and Mercer firms.

Experience

Crested Butte Center for the ArtsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCrested Butte, Colorado, United States
Crested Butte NordicBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCrested Butte, Colorado, United States
Gunnison River PartnershipPartnercurrent2023 — presentGunnison, Colorado, United States
NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
Launchpad Venture GroupBoard Member and Early Stage Investorcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
WAVE Drowning Prevention SystemsBoard Observer2024 — 2025Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
BeeyonderBoard Member2022 — 2024Wayland, Massachusetts, United States
Zippity, IncBoard Observer2018 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fidelity InvestmentsSenior Vice President, Managerial Finance2016 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts
Fidelity InvestmentsSenior Vice President, Procurement2009 — 2016Boston, Massachusetts
Fidelity InvestmentsVice President, Human Resources2007 — 2009
MercerPrincipal2002 — 2006
Mercer Management Consulting (Now Oliver Wyman)Principal2000 — 2002
WFDManaging Director & Vice President, Consulting1995 — 2000
Towers PerrinSenior Consultant1994 — 1995
Mercer Human Resource ConsultingAssociate and Officer of the Corporation1988 — 1994
The Johnson CompanyResearch Associate1987 — 1988

Skills & more

Performance Management14Human Resources9Change Management6Talent Management9Recruiting3Employee Relations2Management Consulting9CRM4Consulting3Deferred Compensation1HR Consulting2Operations Management3

+5 more

Personnel ManagementLeadershipManagementStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Catherine's professional profile.

Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners

Adam Epstein

Chief Financial Officer at Boosted Commerce

Ben Bayat

Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners

Chris Keller

Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners

Christian Seale

Healthcare Investor & Operator at Pave Health Ventures

Connor Crown

Managing Partner at Expanse

Corinne Smeriglio

Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners

Dan Mindus

Investor at NextGen Venture Partners

Deborah Chu

Principal at NextGen Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Catherine Popper?: Active angel investor and mentor focused on supporting women entrepreneurial founders. Mentor at Babson College's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and business mentor at EforAll Accelerator. Brings 30 years of experience in management consulting, supply chain, corporate finance, and HR from roles at Fidelity and Mercer firms.
Where does Catherine Popper work?: Catherine Popper is Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners.
Where did Catherine Popper go to school?: Catherine Popper studied at Tufts University (BS, Math); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (MBA).