Jeannine Sargent

three-decade track record of executive leadership building sustainably profitable businesses in emerging, high tech industries; including Consumer, Internet of Things (IoT), Energy, Industrial, Cloud, Mobility, Digital Health, Communications, Advanced Manufacturing, and Semiconductors.

Jeannine’s professional expertise includes: business strategy, operational excellence, sales & marketing, corporate governance, R&D, M&A, organic growth, manufacturing and supply chain on a global scale. She has a proven track record of building and unifying exceptional leadership teams that deliver results to shareholders and are intentionally diverse and empowered to innovate – Jeannine believes that the best teams are diverse in cultural background, gender, age and experience. In her role at Katalyst Ventures, Jeannine advises Katalyst’s portfolio companies on CEO coaching, team-building, technology commercialization, strategic partnerships and go-to-market strategy. She is a leader and business mentor who is proactive, results-driven, intellectual and passionate.

Jeannine’s investment interests are focused on companies and teams that have a mission to improve the quality of people’s lives and the environment, such as improving productivity, means of communicating, or reducing effort or waste created to accomplish daily tasks. She has a passion for technology and for working with companies that are leveraging disruptive technologies, especially AI and machine learning, to solve real problems and create sustainable value for investors, customers and consumers. She looks to invest in leadership teams who share the values of Katalyst Ventures, who have compassion, dedication, capability to deliver on their vision, and the commitment and resilience to overcome obstacles along the way.