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 is to attract 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 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 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 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.
Henry Trapnell joined F-Prime as a Director of Industry Networks to support the firm’s Tech Fund in the U.S. and Eight Roads Ventures abroad. He is a strong believer in the power of community to fuel business growth, and loves connecting portfolio company founders with corporate leaders to build symbiotic partnerships.
Prior to F-Prime, he helped lead digital go-to-market strategy at Google for the company’s hardware & services. He previously advised corporate executives on behalf of J.P. Morgan, where he developed a nuanced understanding of the intersection between emerging technologies, finance, and personal relationships.
Henry graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and studied Economics and Chinese at Boston University. He also serves on the board of the Chestnut Hill Community Association in Philadelphia.
Carolyn Haley joined F-Prime in 2023 where she serves as a Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer and manages the administrative functions of the firm.
Prior to joining F-Prime, Carolyn was a partner and Global Head of Operations and Finance at GMO LLC where she was responsible for the firm’s strategic operating model and led various functions including Operations, Finance, Tax, Corporate Accounting, Enterprise Data Management and Investment Analysis. She also served as President and Trustee of the GMO Trust group of mutual funds, was a member of the Board of Directors for all of the firm’s subsidiaries and a served on several of the firm’s key governance committees, including the ESG and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Groups. Prior to GMO, Carolyn was Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer at Tekla Capital Management (formerly Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC). Prior to that, she was a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she served a broad range of clients in the asset management industry.
Ms. Haley earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and History from Boston University, graduating magna cum laude, and her Masters of Science in Accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Jillian Enos is VP of Finance and joined F-Prime in April 2022. Prior to joining F-Prime, she worked at Charlesbank Capital Partners where she held the position of Valuations and Portfolio Reporting Manager. Jill also worked at PwC for six years, most recently as a Manager in their Assurance practice, where she was primarily focused on private equity and private credit fund clients.
Jill earned her BBA in Accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a certified public accountant in the state of Massachusetts.
Andrew Bognanni joined F-Prime in April 2022 to assist the finance and operations teams at the firm. Prior to joining F-Prime, he was employed by Standish Management where he held the position of Manager. He also worked at RSM in their audit practice. Andrew holds a M.S. in Accounting from Northeastern University.
Joshua Gray is Vice President and Associate General 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.
Josh joined Fidelity in 2022 from Nutter McClennen & Fish, where he was a Partner and a member of the Corporate and Transactions department. Josh also previously worked as an associate in the Technology and Life Sciences groups of the international law firm Goodwin Procter. He has over a decade of legal experience counseling venture capital and private equity firms, public and private companies, and entrepreneurs on a variety of matters, including company formation, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, public offerings, securities law matters, corporate governance, intellectual property transactions, employment and equity compensation matters, and other general business matters. Over the course of his career, Josh has worked across a broad spectrum of industries, including life sciences, health care, medical devices, software, information technology, consumer goods and financial services.
Josh received his B.A., cum laude, from Syracuse University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was an Editor of the New York University Environmental Law Journal.
Josh is admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
Grace Root is Director of Finance for F-Prime. Prior to re-joining F-Prime in February 2022, she worked on the management company accounting team at Monroe Capital. Grace also worked as a senior tax accountant at Ernst & Young, where she specialized in providing tax compliance services to clients in the private equity and technology industries.
Grace received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Accounting from Boston College. She is a certified public accountant in the state of Massachusetts.