Jonathan Kirschner
InvestorAdvisor at Blue Haven Initiative · Chief Investment Officer at Kickfund
San Francisco
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About
Jonathan Kirschner is an investor and advisor working with impact-driven entrepreneurs. He previously headed investment management and chaired the investment committee at the Omidyar Network and its education-focused spin-off Imaginable Futures, and served as Senior Portfolio Manager at USAID's Development Innovation Ventures during the Obama administration, where he also advised on blended finance and the Power Africa initiative. Earlier he worked in early-stage investing in Brazil and Colombia, led international expansion for CPM Braxis, and began his career at Bain & Company; he holds an MBA from Stanford, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BSFS from Georgetown.
Invests in
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- BioMedPartnersManaging General Partnercurrent2003 — presentBasel, Switzerland
- kickfundChief Investment Officercurrent2023 — presentBasel, Switzerland
- Tricares SABoard Observercurrent2022 — presentParis / Munich
- Tricares SABoard Member2018 — 2022Paris / Munich
- Inotrem SABoard Observer2014 — 2025Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Allecra TherapeuticsBoard Observer2017 — 2025Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- EyeSense AGBoard Member2014 — 2025Basel Area, Switzerland
- EyeSense AGCFO a.i.2006 — 2025
- PharmaSens AGChief Financial Officer2021 — 2024Switzerland
- Alentis TherapeuticsBoard Observer2023Switzerland
- Alentis TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2023Switzerland
- Humedics GmbHBoard Member2018 — 2022Berlin Area, Germany
- SPINEARTInvestment Manager2015 — 2021
- Sonetik AGBoard Observer2012 — 2019Zurich, Switzerland
- Polares Medical SABoard Member2017 — 2018Switzerland
- Polyphor LtdBoard Member2010 — 2017
- TRI Dental Implants Int. AGBoard Observer2013 — 2017Baar
- idiag AgChairman of the Board of Directors2010 — 2017
- Middle Peak Medical GmbHBoard Member2013 — 2017München
- Symetis SAInvestment Manager2004 — 2017
- Sequana Medical AGBoard Member2011 — 2017
- Sias AGInvestment Manager2012 — 2016Hombrechtikon
- Spinelab AGBoard Member2006 — 2015
Skills & more
Lifesciences7Venture Capital45Pharmaceutical Industry4Corporate Development20Investments6R&D3Medical Devices20Start-ups30Due Diligence12Commercialization9Biotechnology25M&A experience2
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Venture FinancingBusiness StrategyInnovation ManagementPrivate EquityTechnology TransferRegulatory AffairsStrategyMergers & AcquisitionsDeal ExecutionDrug DevelopmentFrom Jonathan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blue Haven Initiative
Chris Jurgens
Senior Director, Programs and Policy; Chief of Staff, Executive Office at Omidyar Network
Daniel Wanjira
Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives at Blue Haven Initiative
Dereka Young
Executive Assistant at Blue Haven Initiative
Hari Joy
Managing Director of Private Investments at Blue Haven Initiative
Harrison Esterly
Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures
Ian Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven Initiative
Jennifer Lee
Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative
Karinelis Ayala-Gonzalez
Operations Coordinator at Blue Haven Initiative
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Kirschner?
- Jonathan Kirschner is an investor and advisor working with impact-driven entrepreneurs. He previously headed investment management and chaired the investment committee at the Omidyar Network and its education-focused spin-off Imaginable Futures, and served as Senior Portfolio Manager at USAID's Development Innovation Ventures during the Obama administration, where he also advised on blended finance and the Power Africa initiative. Earlier he worked in early-stage investing in Brazil and Colombia, led international expansion for CPM Braxis, and began his career at Bain & Company; he holds an MBA from Stanford, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BSFS from Georgetown.
- Where does Jonathan Kirschner work?
- Jonathan Kirschner is Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative.
- What does Jonathan Kirschner invest in?
- Jonathan Kirschner invests in EdTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Jonathan Kirschner go to school?
- Jonathan Kirschner studied at University of Basel (lic. rer. pol.).
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