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Derrick Williams is the Receptionist at F-Prime, joining in October 2018. Prior to joining F-Prime, Derrick worked in the Security field with Northeast Security for five years. Derrick attended Gibbs College, where he majored in Computer Networking Operations.

Eleni Russell joined in 2018 and is Senior Director of Finance at F-Prime. Eleni has over 15 years of venture capital and private equity experience. Prior to joining F-Prime, Eleni served as an Accounting Manager at Fidelity Investments. During her six years at Fidelity, Eleni was responsible for managing venture capital and private equity entities within the Corporate Accounting group. Prior to her work at Fidelity, Eleni served as a senior accountant at TVM Capital, a venture capital firm focused on life sciences and healthcare.

Eleni holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Suffolk University.

Davina Magargal is the Vice President of Marketing at F-Prime, where she leads the firm’s brand strategy, communications, and marketing initiatives. With over two decades of experience in the venture capital industry, Davina brings deep expertise in strategic communications, investor relations, and high-impact event programming that supports firm-wide objectives and portfolio growth.

Before joining F-Prime, Davina was responsible for investor communications at Excel Venture Management, a venture capital firm focused on life science technologies. Prior to that, she led marketing at Globespan Capital Partners, a global venture firm focused on scaling technology companies, where she oversaw integrated marketing strategy, public relations, digital platforms, and event execution.

Earlier in her career, Davina led marketing and communications at JAFCO Ventures and held operations and marketing roles at Tradition Financial Services (TFS), where she managed the firm’s events and brand initiatives.

Davina holds a BA from Cedar Crest College.

Renée Beccia is the Head of Finance and joined F-Prime in July 2015 to help support the finance and administrative functions of the firm. Prior to joining F-Prime, she was employed by Prism VentureWorks where she held the positions of Accounting Manager and Controller. She also held various accounting roles at AEW Capital Management LP in their Direct Investments Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their Assurance and Advisory Services division.

Renée holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Providence College.

Christine D’Attilio joined F-Prime in October of 2005. She is Executive Assistant to Robert Weisskoff, Ph.D., Jess Alston, Ph.D., and Muz Mansuri, Ph.D. Prior to F-Prime, she worked as an Executive Assistant for Fidelity and Pembroke Real Estate supporting the senior project management teams, assisting in special projects and event planning. Christine received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Allan Galper is Vice President & 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.

Allan joined Fidelity in 2012 from McCarter & English, where he was a Partner and a member of the Corporate, Securities and Business Transactions Practice Group. Allan also previously worked as an associate in the Corporate Department of the international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He has over 25 years 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, bank credit facilities, intellectual-property transactions, employment matters, and other general business matters. Over the course of his career, Allan has worked across a broad spectrum of industries, including biotechnology, health care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, software, internet, information technology and financial services.

Allan received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard University and his J.D. from Fordham Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Fordham International Law Journal.

Allan is admitted to the Massachusetts and New York bars.

Sarah Alvarez joined F-Prime in February, 2016. She is the Executive Assistant to Ketan Patel, Gaurav Tuli and Chong Xu. Prior to F-Prime, Sarah worked as a Human Resources Assistant at Biogen for three years. Sarah attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a concentration in Psychology. 

Laura Wysk joined F-Prime in August of 2014. She is the Executive Assistant to Jon Lim, Carolyn Haley, M.S., CPA, Carl Byers, and Renée Beccia. Previously, she worked for Partners Healthcare at Mass General Hospital for eight years. Laura received her BA in Communications & Film from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.