Elsa Swanson Sareen
InvestorVice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About
Vice President leading new company launches and portfolio risk mitigation within the Generation Food Rural Partners fund. A trained biomedical engineer with ten years of business-building experience across academic, corporate, and small business settings, she founded a medical device company and led it through successful exit as CEO.
Experience
- Big Idea VenturesVice President - GFRP Fundcurrent2023 — present
- Swanson Sareen CollaborativeFoundercurrent2022 — present
- The Garage GroupDirector, Lean Growth & Innovation2021 — 2022
- CoplexDirector of Business Design2021
- DuPontCorporate Entrepreneur2018 — 2020Wilmington, DE
- OrthoWorx, a division of GraftWorxCofounder & Orthopedic Division Manager2017 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
- SynotracCofounder & CEO2013 — 2017Philadelphia, PA
- PathSensors, Inc.Production and Operations Manager2015 — 2016Baltimore, MD
- ACC Health IncBusiness Development Analyst2014Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
- Regeneron PharmaceuticalsIntern, Oncology and Angiogenesis2013Tarrytown, NY
- Columbia UniversityResearch Assistant, Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging2012 — 2013
- Scripps CollegeFinancial Aid Clerk2009 — 2012Claremont, CA
- Scripps CollegeTutor of Mathematics2010 — 2012
- Sandia National LaboratoriesSummer Projects Intern2011
Skills & more
Matlab7Microsoft Office8Adobe Creative Suite1Microsoft Word1Business Development4User-centered Design1Lean Startup2Research9Editing3Immunohistochemistry3Statistics3Laboratory2
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AlgorithmsStart-upsProject ManagementMedical DevicesRegulatory SubmissionsProgram ManagementManufacturingProduction ManagementImage AnalysisEthnographyAnalysisStrategic PlanningLanguages Spanish
- Certificate of Training in Bioprocessing Operations — NIBRT National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training
- Certified in Facilitating and Designing Workshops with the LEGO Serious Play Method — Association of Master Trainers
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Colleagues at Big Idea Ventures
Adrien Villalonga
Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Andrew Ive
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Bill Arnold
Venture Discovery Director, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Caroline Mak
Program Director, NYC Accelerator at Big Idea Ventures
Dhanesh Alagarsamy
Investment Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Emily Linett
Director of Investor Relations at Big Idea Ventures
Frank Klemens
Managing Director, Generation Food Rural Partners Fund at Big Idea Ventures
Laine Clark
Program Manager at Big Idea Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elsa Swanson Sareen?
- Vice President leading new company launches and portfolio risk mitigation within the Generation Food Rural Partners fund. A trained biomedical engineer with ten years of business-building experience across academic, corporate, and small business settings, she founded a medical device company and led it through successful exit as CEO.
- Where does Elsa Swanson Sareen work?
- Elsa Swanson Sareen is Vice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures.
- Where did Elsa Swanson Sareen go to school?
- Elsa Swanson Sareen studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering); Scripps College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)).
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