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Reed Van Gorden

Investor

Managing Director, Head of Origination at Deerpath

Greater Chicago Area

About

Reed Van Gorden heads origination at Deerpath Capital Management, LP and serves as a member of the Private Credit Markets Committee at LSTA. With over 15 years in leveraged finance, he has built relationships across sponsor and lender networks, with particular expertise in healthcare investing and team leadership.

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Experience

  1. LSTAMember of Private Credit Markets Committeecurrent2023 — present
  2. Deerpath Capital Management, LPHead of Origination, Investment Committee Member, and Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  3. Wharton Health Care Management Alumni AssociationBoard Member2017 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. Golub CapitalAssistant Vice President, Healthcare2012 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  5. Actient Pharmaceuticals, LLCMBA Intern, Business Development2011Lake Forest, IL
  6. GenentechMBA Intern, Commercial Finance2011San Francisco Bay Area
  7. AbingworthAssociate, Growth/Private Equity2008 — 2010Greater Boston Area
  8. J.P. MorganAnalyst, Private Equity Principal Investments / Syndicated & Leveraged Finance2006 — 2008Greater New York City Area
  9. J.P. MorganSummer Analyst, Syndicated & Leveraged Finance2005Greater Chicago Area
  10. Denver InvestmentsIntern, Investments2004Greater Denver Area
  11. Reed's LandscapingFounder, Manager2001 — 2004Greater Denver Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Healthcare Management and Finance2010 — 2012
  2. Northwestern UniversityBA, Economics and Biochemistry2002 — 2006
  3. Cornell University2001
  4. CFA Charterholder

Skills & more

Problem Solving2New Business Development2Financial Analysis12Financial Modeling38Private Equity22Due Diligence7Investment Banking11LBO9Financial Structuring4Valuation24Corporate Finance5Equities5
+11 moreCapital MarketsInvestmentsVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementLeveraged FinanceHedge FundsCreditFixed IncomeAlternative InvestmentsStructured FinanceEmerging Markets
  • UniFi by CAIA™ Private Equity Microcredential — CAIA Association
  • UniFi by CAIA™ Real Estate Microcredential — CAIA Association
  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management
  • 15-Year Professional Learning Milestone — CFA Institute
  • UniFi by CAIA™ Digital Assets Microcredential — CAIA Association
  • UniFi by CAIA™ Private Debt Microcredential — CAIA Association
  • CAIA Charterholder — CAIA Association
  • Executive Presence and Influence — Wharton Online
  • AI for Business — Wharton Online

From Reed's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Northwestern University278

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 272 more

Also attended Cornell University509

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 503 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Wharton Health Care Management Alumni Association2

Vivien HoPartner at Pear VCKatie ElliasManaging Partner at JDRF T1D Fund

Also worked at Golub Capital12

Peter FairManaging Director at Golub GrowthDave BernbaumManaging Director at Golub GrowthNick ChanManaging Director at Golub GrowthMichael LewandowskiSenior Vice President at Golub GrowthRob MaxfieldAssistant Vice President at Golub GrowthArman Naraghi-PourLending Counsel at Golub Growth

+ 6 more

Also worked at Genentech89

David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 83 more

Also worked at Abingworth17

Carlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalSarah ShackeltonAdvisor at Delin VenturesBali MuralidharGlobal Head of Life Sciences & CIO at AbingworthKurt von EmsterManaging Partner at AbingworthJayson PunwaniManaging Director, Head of Venture at AbingworthAndrew SinclairManaging Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage at Abingworth

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Colleagues at Deerpath

Alex Bourdony
Chief Accounting Officer at Deerpath
Alex Morrison
Director, Direct Lending at Deerpath
Allen Ameri
Managing Director, Origination at Deerpath
Amolika Barve
Director, Accounting at Deerpath
Andrew Prendergast
Vice President, Direct Lending at Deerpath
Angelika Sekulic
Director, Tax at Deerpath
Anish Bahl
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer at Deerpath
Antonella Napolitano
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations at Deerpath