Vanessa Jacobsen

Vanessa Jacobsen is a seasoned professional currently serving as Managing Partner at SandboxFund since June 2024 and as an Advisor and Director at The Network since January 2020. Previously, Vanessa held the position of Director at D V White Investments from July 2015 to March 2023, and worked at Fletcher Building from November 2014 to November 2015, focusing on capital governance for a $100 million project portfolio. Additional experience includes serving as Account Executive at Consortium in 2014, where responsibilities included advertising and creative facilitation for prominent clients, and as CEO Executive Assistant at Orcon from October 2013 to June 2014, managing a team of administrative staff. Early career roles include various positions at Spark New Zealand between January 2008 and August 2012, which included serving as Executive Assistant to the GM of Commercial and Finance, CFO Retail, and as a Commercial Assistant.