Experience
Freelance Writer/Editor, Waldoboro, ME (2020 - current)
§ Content Creator for Stewart + Co. Produce technical material accessible to a lay audience for a variety of VC firms and fintech startups.
§ Ghostwriter/ Project Manager / Editor. Co-authored (with Josh Lerner of HBS) the second edition of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship (J. Wiley, 2023). Ghostwrote, edited, and managed the publication of The China Business Conundrum by Ken Wilcox (J. Wiley, 2024), set up and maintained the associated website and substack.
Bella Research Group dba Bella Private Markets, Boston, MA (2009 – 2020)
§ Co-founder, COO. With Dr. Josh Lerner of HBS, co-founded and provided day-to-day management and content development for a highly customized consulting group addressing the needs of the private capital industry. Services included impact assessment for multi-national agencies (IFC, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank); strategic reviews for private equity firms; custom research; and skills training.
Harvard Business School, Boston, MA (1998 - 2012)
§ Teaching Fellow. Coordinated curriculum and prepared material for very popular second-year class, Venture Capital and Private Equity; a first-year class, The Entrepreneurial Manager; and the executive education program, Private Equity and Venture Capital. Researched and wrote over 150 cases and associated material (books, cases, background and teaching notes).
§ Manager, Center for Case Development. Co-founded and managed a group of writers that provided editing and writing services to faculty. Developed and conducted training seminars for all case-writers.
§ Research Associate, Marketing Department. Researched and wrote cases on marketing strategy.
Bessemer Venture Partners, Larchmont NY (2001-2010)
§ Director of Communications: In conjunction with partners, developed initial Investor Relations operation. Attended and participated in all investment committee meetings. Designed public relations material, compiled quarterly reports, and developed other communications for the top-tier global venture capital and growth equity firm.
Freelance Writer/Editor (1999-2009)
§ Edited technical papers for faculty at HBS and at MIT’s Sloan School.
§ Designed the Private Equity MBA Gym online exercise for the Financial Times.
§ Researched and wrote cases for the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance.
§ Managed consultants writing cases for Clay Christensen’s Innosight consulting firm.
L.L. Bean, Freeport, ME (1992-1998)
§ Senior Business Analyst, Strategic Planning & Inventory Management Departments: Researched and wrote corporate business plans and white papers, managed staff of six. Maintained competitor newsletter. Led a cross-functional project to automate recommendations for out-of-stock items and trained front-line telephone staff on its use.
Central Maine Power, Augusta, ME (1989-1992)
§ Senior Load Forecaster, Economic & Load Forecasting Department: Produced and documented short-term budget forecasts. Led cross-functional project on replacing transmission investments with conservation, which received industry award for innovation.
Education
§ MFA Creative Writing: Bennington College Writing Seminars, Bennington, VT, January 2008.
§ MA Economics: University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Thesis: “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Tax Increment Financing Incentives for Downtown Redevelopment,” 1989.
§ BA (Honors) German: University of King’s College/Dalhousie, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1983, Governor General’s Medal for Excellence.
Additional Training
§ Fine Arts Work Center, Fiction Program, Summer 2014.
§ Harvard University: Extension School Writing Courses, Advanced Course on Editing.
§ Harvard Business School: two-week intensive program on Finance and Accounting.