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Elsa Swanson Sareen

Investor

Vice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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.

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Experience

  1. Big Idea VenturesVice President - GFRP Fundcurrent2023 — present
  2. Swanson Sareen CollaborativeFoundercurrent2022 — present
  3. The Garage GroupDirector, Lean Growth & Innovation2021 — 2022
  4. CoplexDirector of Business Design2021
  5. DuPontCorporate Entrepreneur2018 — 2020Wilmington, DE
  6. OrthoWorx, a division of GraftWorxCofounder & Orthopedic Division Manager2017 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
  7. SynotracCofounder & CEO2013 — 2017Philadelphia, PA
  8. PathSensors, Inc.Production and Operations Manager2015 — 2016Baltimore, MD
  9. ACC Health IncBusiness Development Analyst2014Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
  10. Regeneron PharmaceuticalsIntern, Oncology and Angiogenesis2013Tarrytown, NY
  11. Columbia UniversityResearch Assistant, Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging2012 — 2013
  12. Scripps CollegeFinancial Aid Clerk2009 — 2012Claremont, CA
  13. Scripps CollegeTutor of Mathematics2010 — 2012
  14. Sandia National LaboratoriesSummer Projects Intern2011

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering2012 — 2014
  2. Scripps CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)2009 — 2012

Skills & more

Matlab7Microsoft Office8Adobe Creative Suite1Microsoft Word1Business Development4User-centered Design1Lean Startup2Research9Editing3Immunohistochemistry3Statistics3Laboratory2
+12 moreAlgorithmsStart-upsProject ManagementMedical DevicesRegulatory SubmissionsProgram ManagementManufacturingProduction ManagementImage AnalysisEthnographyAnalysisStrategic Planning

Languages 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

From Elsa's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended Scripps College5

Lacey BerrienInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersEmily McElroyTalent at Amplify PartnersJane EbertsExecutive Assistant at Blockchain CapitalSalle YooPartner at January VenturesAdrianne CourtChief Human Resources Officer at Tealium

Shared employers

Also worked at Big Idea Ventures18

Tejas VijhSenior Investment Analyst at Boomerang VenturesHippolyte Durand SeidlImpact Leader at Shift4GoodChristian CadeoManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesAndrew D. IveManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesTom MastrobuoniVenture Partner at Big Idea VenturesVan N. TruskettInvestor at Big Idea Ventures

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Also worked at The Garage Group2

Braeden MilarAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesScott WeissFormer CEO, Evenflo at Tribes Ventures

Also worked at DuPont32

John MayfieldPartner at Peak VenturesWilliam D. ProvinePresident & CEO at The Innovation SpaceTyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceDeb TraversEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceAlexander KhutorskyVice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at DuPont at The Innovation SpaceAlbert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure Ventures

+ 26 more

Also worked at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals15

David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Justin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMax KanevskyVenture Partner at Excelerate Health VenturesDhiren PatelDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures

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Colleagues at Big Idea Ventures

Adrien Villalonga
Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Andrew D. 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
Christian Cadeo
Managing Partner 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