Stephanie Vertongen

Stephanie joined Norwest in 2021 as Associate General Counsel. In this role, she works closely with Norwest investment professionals, co-investors, board members, and portfolio company founders and CEOs on a wide variety of legal activities across Norwest’s global fund.

Prior to joining Norwest, Stephanie was a corporate attorney at Cooley LLP, where her practice focused on private financings of all stages, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance matters. Earlier in her career, Stephanie managed leadership programs across Europe for the German Marshall Fund, a think tank and grantmaking institution.

Stephanie received a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She also holds a master of arts in European Studies from the University of Maastricht and a bachelor of arts in Political Science from Davidson College. Stephanie is a member of the State Bar of California.