Lynne O'Keefe

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Ms. Lynne O'Keefe is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Define Ventures. Ms. Lynne O'Keefe serves as Board Member at Lightship. She is the Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Define Ventures. She serves as Board Member at Tia and DexCare. She serves as Board Member at Hims and Soda Health. She serves as Board Member at Intrinsic and Cohere Health. She served as Advisor and Partner at Kleiner Perkins. She served as Board Member at MedArrive. She served as Board Observer at Livongo. She focuses on life science investing in medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health. She works alongside entrepreneurs to develop impactful technologies and therapies for improving patients' lives. Before joining KPCB, she had over twelve years of healthcare operating and investing experience. Most recently, she worked for eight years at Abbott Vascular and Guidant in multiple roles and worked on the launch of over ten interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery product families both in the US and internationally. Most recently, she leads the global launch of Absorb, the world's first bioresorbable vascular scaffold, recognized by the Wall Street Journal as Medical Device Technology Innovation of the Year and Popular Mechanics. She was responsible for building the global commercial strategy and therapy development as well as playing a key role in the clinical, reimbursement, and operational strategy for the therapy. Earlier in her career, she worked at Apax Partners with a focus on software venture capital investing. In addition, she worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers and Acquisitions group and worked on multiple multi-billion dollar acquisitions and sell-side transactions in various industries. She earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.