Jason Andris

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Biography

Mr. Jason Andris served as Managing Director & Investment Committee Member at Venture Investment Associates. He is a member of the Firm's Investment Committee and has responsibility across all facets of the Firm, including, the management of relationships with the funds' managers and its limited partners, as well as the identification and development of new relationships for the Firm. Presently, he represents the Firm on over half a dozen advisory boards. Previously, Jason was an Analyst in the investment banking group at Robertson Stephens and Co. ("RS&Co.") and subsequently was promoted to Associate. He was involved in all aspects of corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions transactions working with many emerging growth companies and completing over a dozen transactions including the execution of two private placements, with aggregate value totaling over $1.4 billion. Following his time at RS&Co., he served as Manager of Financial Analysis and Planning with one of his investment banking clients, Global Vacation Group, Inc. (NYSE: GVG, "GVG"), a consolidator of value-added travel services companies. With GVG, he participated in the acquisition and integration of nine businesses, as well as two equity offerings, and oversaw treasury investments, a share-repurchase program, and investor relations. His responsibilities also included reporting directly to the CEO and CFO of the company, assisting them with general management responsibilities. Jason received an A.B. in history with a minor in economics from Hamilton College, where he was elected to Phi Alpha Theta history honor society. He received his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. While at Tuck, he worked with the Center for Private Equity in performing a survey and analysis of valuation practices in the private equity industry. Separately, he researched the impact of secondary offerings and the end of insiders' lockup periods on companies' stock prices.