Kristen Laguerre
InvestorPartner at MPM BioImpact
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $1M – $150M checks · typically $25M
About
Kristen Laguerre is an Executive Partner at MPM BioImpact with more than 25 years of financial leadership and management experience in venture capital. She joined the firm in 2017 and previously served as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and stepped in as interim CFO at portfolio companies ReNAgade Therapeutics and Cullinan Therapeutics. Before MPM BioImpact, she held CFO and partner roles at Atlas Venture and Flare Capital Partners, and led finance and operations as VP of Finance at Softbank Capital. Her current focus is managing the firm's Investment Committees, overseeing investment processes and portfolio construction.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Boston University. Received a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University.
- More
- Spent seven years in public accounting earlier in her career.
From Kristen's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- MPM BioImpactExecutive Partnercurrent2026 — present
- MPM BioImpactPartner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer2019 — 2026
- MPM BioImpactExecutive Partner2017 — 2019
- Executive Funds Network (EFN Boston)Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Financial Executives Alliance (FEA)Board Member2018 — 2024
- Women In Alternative Assets (WIAA)Steering Committee Member2014 — 2023
- Cullinan TherapeuticsChief Financial Officer2017 — 2019
- Flare Capital PartnersPartner and Chief Financial Officer2014 — 2017
- Atlas VenturePartner and Chief Financial Officer2007 — 2014
- Private Equity Chief Financial Officer Association (PECFOA)Board Member2008 — 2013
- Softbank CapitalVice President, Finance1999 — 2007
- Arthur AndersenExperienced Manager1992 — 1999
Education
- Wesleyan UniversityBA, Economics
- Boston UniversityMBA
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended Wesleyan University50
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Also attended Boston University192
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cullinan Therapeutics1
Also worked at Flare Capital Partners40
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Also worked at Atlas Venture51
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Colleagues at MPM BioImpact
Network3
Investors connected to Kristen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.