Author - Jolene Anderson

Jolene Anderson is Managing Director for VectorPoint Ventures an advisory firm for seed and early-stage impact companies. A frequent contributor at impact investor events and panel moderator at the Angel Capital Association Summit and other impact investor events, she is a frequent contributor, mentor and judge in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for impact companies. As co-chair of the Angel Capital Association Impact Investing Committee, she brings a network of investors, and other resource members with a focus on funding and strengthening the impact investment ecosystem.
Ms. Anderson has a dedication and commitment to bridging philanthropy and impact investing and serves as the Scientific Advisory Board Chair for The End Brain Cancer Initiative, www.EndBrainCancer.org, Board member for The Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster, www.EvergreenBioInnovation.com and Board member for KinectCapital.org; www.KinectCapital.org. . A former Board member for the St. Alphonsus Hospital Foundation, she has been a Board Member and or speaker at regional Rotary Clubs and civic organizations for more than two decades and an advocate for education, and research to fund innovation in healthcare and donor commitment to impact companies.
In her role as Founder of JMR Consulting she provided investor and media relations for a STEM education company, PCS Edventures, and serves as an Advisor to an eVTOL company, a material science company and other impact companies. She was a guest columnist for the U.S. New STEM education online newsletter. As founder of a corporate wellness education companies, guest speaker at anti-aging events in North America, producer of a radio show, media and events on healthy aging. Previously, she served as an Ambassador for ACS on lobby day in Washington, D.C. and WA state. , as an active participant in ACS she was appointed to the Leadership Advisory Board for ACS NW Region in 2014 for a 2-year term.