Ms. Bakker is a Managing Director and Founder of Longitude Capital. Prior to Longitude Capital, Ms. Bakker was a Managing Director of Pequot Ventures where she founded the life sciences investment practice. Prior to Pequot, she was Director, Strategic Planning and Director, Operations of Waste Management International. Previously, she was a sell-side equity analyst with Banque Paribas. Ms. Bakker began her career as an investment banker in the corporate finance department at PaineWebber. She currently serves on the boards of DyaMX, Eargo (EAR), Nalu and RxSight. She has previously served on the boards of Ablation Frontiers (acquired by Medtronic), AqueSys (acquired by Allergan), Axonics Modulation Technologies (AXNX), CryoVascular Systems (acquired by Boston Scientific), Embolic Protection (acquired by Boston Scientific), Enteric Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific), eyeonics (acquired by Bausch+Lomb), Genyx Medical (acquired by C.R. Bard), Insulet (PODD), Precision Dermatology (acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals), Sadra Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific) and Venus Concept (VERO). Ms. Bakker holds an M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.Sc. from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University (“CALS”), where she is a member of the CALS Advisory Council. Ms. Bakker is also a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.
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