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.
Anya Gorny joined F-Prime/FBRI in January of 2023. She is the Executive Assistant to the President of FBRI, Stacie Weninger, Ph.D. Before coming to F-Prime/FBRI, Anya worked as the Executive Assistant for the leadership team at ASAP.com. Prior to ASAP.com, Anya supported the President of The Kraft Group as an Administrative Assistant for five years. Anya received her BA in Communications from the University of New Hampshire.
Jillian Enos is Senior Director 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.
Am is a Data Scientist for F-Prime’s tech fund, where he focuses on data science, automation and Enterprise IT. Prior to joining F-Prime, Am worked as a Data Scientist for John Hancock Investments where he helped develop models to predict why and when Financial Advisors would buy a specific financial product. Early in his career, Am worked at the Bollyky Lab at the Stanford Medical School where he worked as part of the team to analyze and predict T-Cell behavior for the paper: Hyaluronan synthesis inhibition impairs antigen presentation and delays transplantation rejection.
Am holds a B.S. degree from Northeastern University where he majored in Computer Engineering specializing in ML, Computer Vision, and Algorithms.
Grace Byrne 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.
Rachel Woolbert joined F-Prime in January of 2022. She is the Executive Assistant to President and Senior Managing Partner Stephen C. Knight, M.D. Prior to F-Prime, Rachel supported the Founder and Chairman of Cambridge Family Enterprise Group (CFEG), a consulting firm advising wealthy family businesses. Prior to CFEG, Rachel supported the CIO of HighVista Strategies, an investment management firm co-founded by a Harvard Business School finance professor. Rachel started her administrative career at Harvard Business School, where she served as a Faculty Assistant and Unit Coordinator for 17 years.
Rachel received her BA from Harvard University Extension School, graduating cum laude.
Tierney Caputo joined F-Prime in September 2021. She is the Executive Assistant to David Jegen and John Lin. Prior to F-Prime, she worked as an Executive Assistant and Event Planner. Tierney received her BA in Communications and Public Relations from Virginia Tech.