Jeff leads the firm’s investment activity in growth lending, working with portfolio managers, venture capital investors, global credit analysts, and other global research resources within the firm to identify and pursue investments. In addition, he is responsible for developing investment talent and leveraging Wellington’s research capabilities. Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2024, Jeff worked as the head of North American Life Sciences and Healthcare at CIBC Innovation Banking developing the life science and healthcare lending strategy (2018 – 2024). He was a founding member of CIBC’s Innovation Banking business unit, which came to CIBC through the acquisition of Wellington Financial where he was partner, head of Healthcare and Life Sciences (2016 – 2018). Earlier, He was a senior vice president and head of Life Sciences at Comerica Bank (2012 – 2016), where he led the debt financing efforts for its multi-billion technology and life science loan portfolio. He began his career in the life sciences industry first as a scientist at Labvelocity followed by Johnson & Johnson, where he was a manager in business development before launching his investment career in 2007 at TriplePoint Capital. Jeff earned his MBA at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he double majored in finance and health care management and holds a BS in microbiology and molecular genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles.