Jennifer Tegan

Jennifer joined CVF in February 2002 and currently oversees the funds' investments in GiveGab and Intrinsiq Materials as well as representing CVF as an observer on the boards of BinOptics and Calient. Jennifer previously served as Director of Allworx prior to its sale to Paetec. She also manages the financial and administrative operations of CVF. Prior to joining CVF, Jennifer worked as a consultant with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. She was the Business Manager of EMF Corporation, a small optical coating manufacturing company in Ithaca and before that she was at the Paleontological Research Institution where she managed educational programs, community outreach and marketing, and conducted original research. Jennifer is past Chair of the Board of the Tompkins County SPCA and serves on the Tompkins Cortland Community College Foundation Board, the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori Board, the Upstate Venture Association of New York Board (UVANY), the Economic Development Committee of the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency and the Advisory Board of the Ithaca College School of Business. She earned BA and MS degrees in Geology from Smith College and the University of Cincinnati, respectively, and an MBA from Cornell University.