About
Lesley Kelly is Head Trader and Partner at Venrock, where she focuses on healthcare sector trading. A U.S. Army veteran, Kelly has been involved with veteran-focused charitable organizations and applies a mission-oriented approach to her work in both trading and philanthropy.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- VenrockHead Trader, Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- theBoardlistMember2018 — 2025
- RBC Capital MarketsManaging Director2014 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Visium Asset ManagementPartner/Head of Global Trading2007 — 2014New York, NY
- CitigroupVice President2003 — 2007New York, NY
- U.S. ArmyCaptain1997 — 2001Ft. Bragg, NC
Skills & more
Equities11Healthcare2Cash1Hedge Funds12Bloomberg5Trading3Series 72Derivatives5Capital Markets4Options2Equity Trading12Valuation2
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Series 63Emerging MarketsProprietary TradingSecurities- Series 24, 7, 63, 55 — FINRA
From Lesley's professional profile.
Colleagues at Venrock
Abe Valdez
IT Manager at Venrock
Andrew Gottesdiener
VHCP at Venrock
Andy Wardle
VHCP at Venrock
Bailie Salk
Investor at Venrock
Bambie Guzman
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Venrock
Bob Kocher
Co-Founder of Lyra Health; Partner at Venrock
Bong Koh
VHCP at Venrock
Brad Walan
VP of IT and Security at Venrock
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lesley Kelly?
- Lesley Kelly is Head Trader and Partner at Venrock, where she focuses on healthcare sector trading. A U.S. Army veteran, Kelly has been involved with veteran-focused charitable organizations and applies a mission-oriented approach to her work in both trading and philanthropy.
- Where does Lesley Kelly work?
- Lesley Kelly is Head of Trading at Venrock.
- Where did Lesley Kelly go to school?
- Lesley Kelly studied at Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance); University of Michigan (BS, Biological Anthropology).
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