JAN HENDRICKSON, Managing Partner, Denny Hill Capital. Jan has been fortunate to work with early stage companies for over ten years as a venture capitalist and investment banker, in roles capital raising, governing, advising, investing and fund managing.  She is co-founder of Denny Hill Capital, an early stage, multi-industry venture capital firm supporting the Pacific Northwest’s entrepreneurs, and manages Denny Hill’s predecessor fund which has delivered a ten year performance in the top quartile nationally for early stage venture capital.  Jan has served on a number of company boards, providing extensive governance and executive experience, and current serves as director of butter LONDON, PhotoRocket, Tully’s Coffee (SEC registrant), and CleverSet until its sale to Art Technology Group (ARTG: NASDAQ).  She is very honored to be named one of fifteen 2011 “Women of Influence” by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Jan previously served as Vice President with Seattle’s most established middle market investment banking firm, where she represented companies in technology, manufacturing, services, healthcare, and consumer retail markets, managing acquisitions and mergers, recapitalizations, and fundraising transactions.  Prior consulting clients include The Boeing Company and New Balance Athletic Shoes.
 
During her career in operations, Jan led or participated in financings in excess of $600 million.  In her most recent operations role, she was the first Chief Financial Officer of a $5 billion start-up responsible for financing, constructing and operating a regional mass transit system, which she established as a new credit, closing its first bond issue, $350 million, at historically low interest rates, and achieving the highest credit ratings ever assigned to a transit agency. Prior experience includes Chief Financial Officer for the Port of Seattle’s Seaport where she managed a $600 million capital investment program, and Researcher for Battelle Seattle Research Center on federal DOE, DOT and NRC policy matters.
 
A native Seattleite, Jan holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of the Washington.  She is currently a member of the Seattle Chamber’s Community Development Round Table. In addition, Jan is a past chair and current member of the Woodland Park Zoo Board of Directors, past president and current trustee of the Frye Art Museum, a trustee of the Rainier Club, a founding director of the Seattle-based Women’s Bioethics Project, past chair of Wellspring Family Services of King County Board of Directors, and a prior director of Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority.   Jan can’t live without her running shoes, skis or yoga mat.