Jennifer Ard

Jennifer Ard is the Managing Director and Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital. She is responsible for managing Intel Capital’s investment-related operations for the fund. She started with Intel Capital in 2011. Jen became an Investment Director in 2016, where she focused on Manufacturing, Sports & Media, and Enterprise Applications investments. Her current Intel Capital investments and Board Observer positions include MemVerge, MetaLenz, VenueNext, and Kapteyn Murnane Labs. Recently, her investment, Kinduct, was sold to mCube. Prior to her Investment Director role, Jen spent five years as a Finance Controller supporting the Intel Capital investment team. As part of that role, she was an integral part of the team that made a $3.2B equity investment in Intel’s Lithography supplier, ASML, which resulted in a significant return to Intel. Jen joined Intel in 2004 as part of the Finance rotation program and has held several positions across the organization including a role within the New Business Initiatives Group, where she worked on developing business plans to organically grow Intel in areas such as Mobile Payments. She graduated from Brigham Young University with her MBA and BS in Management. Jen is a CFA Charterholder.