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Claire Knowlton

Claire Knowlton joined F-Prime in 2025 as a Marketing Associate. Claire supports marketing initiatives through event planning and internal communications. Previously, she worked at an estate planning law firm, focusing on email and social media marketing.

Claire holds a BA in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago.

Abby Wagner

Abby Wagner joined F-Prime in September 2024, and currently holds a Senior Accountant role. She previously held an Assurance Senior position at Ernst & Young, LLP serving primarily private clients in the wealth and asset management industry.

Abby earned an MBA and BS in Accounting with a Minor in Finance from Auburn University.

Lucia Del Guerzo

Lucia is an Executive Assistant and the Office Manager of F-Prime’s San Francisco Office. Lucia supports a number of Principals across the firm’s San Francisco and Cambridge offices.

Prior to F-Prime, Lucia was Executive Assistant to the Dean of Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Lucia also previously held EA and Development Associate roles at a non-profit in the Boston area, after transitioning from roles in Music.

Lucia received her M.M. in Collaborative Piano from the New England Conservatory of Music, and B.A. in Piano Performance from University of California, Santa Cruz.

Rosanne Yang

Rosanne Yang is Senior Legal Counsel at Fidelity Investments and supports the F-Prime team on legal aspects of the firm’s operations, including portfolio company investments and exits, fund formation, ongoing fund administration, and day-to-day management company operations.

Rosanne joined Fidelity in 2024 from Goodwin Procter, where she was a Senior Associate in the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences groups. Rosanne has many years of legal experience counseling venture capital and private equity firms, public and private companies, and entrepreneurs on a variety of legal matters. While working at Goodwin Procter, she also served as a Legal Secondee for Bain Capital Life Sciences, offering insights on a broad spectrum of legal and compliance issues. Over the course of her legal career, Rosanne has worked across a broad spectrum of industries, including biotechnology, health care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, software, information technology and financial services.

Rosanne received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a James Kent Scholar and an editor of the Columbia Journal of European Law. She received her LL.B from Peking University in International Studies, and her Master’s degree in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris.

Rosanne is admitted to the Massachusetts and the New York bars.

Emily Tynan

Emily Tynan is the Marketing Manager at F-Prime, bringing over a decade of experience in crafting and executing dynamic marketing strategies. Her expertise spans marketing strategy, event coordination, digital content creation, and social media management.

Before joining F-Prime, Emily served as the Marketing Director at Cold Harbor Brewing, where she significantly boosted brand visibility and engagement through innovative digital and offline campaigns. Her prior experience includes roles at Definitive Healthcare, where she managed large-scale marketing campaigns within the healthcare sector, and The Channel Company, where she pioneered social media strategies and developed an employee advocacy program.

Emily’s diverse background also includes impactful roles at technology-focused companies such as Ordergroove, Global Technology Systems, IDC, and PANalytical. In these positions, she excelled in enhancing marketing strategies, creating compelling content, and orchestrating key events across various technology sectors.

Emily earned her BA in Communications with a minor in English from Framingham State University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She is an active Board Member for the nonprofit GIRL Boxing Club, Inc.

Lisa Robidoux

Lisa Robidoux joined F-Prime as Senior Accountant in September 2024. Prior to joining F-Prime, she worked at RSM US LLP for two years, most recently as a Senior Associate in their Assurance practice, where she primarily focused on private clients in the technology and life science industries.

Lisa holds a B.S. in Business Administration with dual concentrations in Accounting and Management from the University of New Hampshire.

Karen Roaf

Karen joined F-Prime as Director of Human Resources where she is responsible for developing best practices and executing HR strategies that align with F-Prime’s goals. Her role centers on refining the firm’s HR function to deliver top-notch support to F-Prime employees as well as our portfolio companies. Her focus will be attracting and retaining top talent, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

Prior to F-Prime, Karen served as an HR Business Partner at GMO LLC, where she provided strategic guidance on employee engagement, talent management and workforce planning to the Finance, Investment Product Strategy and Operations teams.

Megan Jenkins

Megan Jenkins joined F-Prime in April 2024. Prior to joining F-Prime, she was Controller at Sandbox Industries managing financial operations, investor reporting, and financial analysis.

Earlier in her career, Megan was a manager at Ernst & Young, LLP in their financial services assurance practice serving public and private clients in the wealth & asset management industry.

Megan earned an MBA and an MS in Accounting from Northeastern University and a BS in Mathematics with a minor in Economics from Union College. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Michelle Goodrich

Michelle Goodrich joined F-Prime as a Manager of Human Resources to support the development and execution of human resource strategies for the firm. Michelle has over 10 years of experience as an HR professional and brings an extensive background in training and development, benefits, employee relations and human resources compliance.

Prior to F-Prime, she oversaw the HR department for Beacon Hill Staffing Group, a billion-dollar staffing agency located nationwide. She has also held various HR roles in insurance, technology, and hospitality-based industries.

Michelle holds a B.A. in Psychology and minored in Business Administration from The University of Massachusetts Lowell, a graduate certificate in Human Resources Management from The University of Massachusetts – Boston, and is a Certified Professional with The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-CP).

Cathy Wong

Cathy Wong joined F-Prime as Senior Director of Finance in July 2023. Cathy has over 14 years of accounting and finance related experience. Prior to joining F-Prime, Cathy worked as a Controller in the GP Services and management company at THL. Earlier in her career, Cathy held various accounting and tax roles at Blackstone, Bain Capital, Bain & Company, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Cathy holds a B.S. in Business Administration with dual concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Boston University. She is a certified public accountant in the state of Massachusetts.