Jean-Philippe Kouakou-Zebouah
Director of Finance/CFO at VV Manager LLC
Profile
Jean-Philippe (JP) is Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Vida Ventures.
From 2017 to 2019, JP was Senior Vice President of Finance at Versant Ventures where had responsibility for all funds management activities and collaborated with Managing Directors on strategic financial matters, including fundraising, portfolio reviews, investment analysis and forecasts.
Prior to Versant, JP spent close to a decade at Genentech in roles of increasing responsibilities; most recently he served as Senior Director and Head of Finance for the U.S.
Bio-Oncology Business Unit at Genentech where he oversaw 13 brands, 32 indications and more than $12B in annual sales.
JP received an MBA from Harvard Business School with a concentration in Finance and Business Strategy.
Jean-Philippe Kouakou-Zebouah active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
VV Manager LLC
 VV Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance VV Manager LLC (Vida Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Arie Belldegrun, Arjun Goyal and Stefan Vitorovic. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/10/2019 |
Former positions of Jean-Philippe Kouakou-Zebouah
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Versant Venture Management LLC
 Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver. | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2019 |
OQO, Inc.
 OQO, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services OQO, Inc. designs and markets ultra-mobile personal computing products. The firm products include model 01, and model 2+. It also provides Mobile WiMAX wireless networking technology. The company was founded in 2000 by Jory Bell, Michael Prichard, Andrew Popell, Nicholas G. L. Merz, Robert Ford and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/02/2009 |
| LEVI STRAUSS & CO. | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2006 |
Training of Jean-Philippe Kouakou-Zebouah
| ESSEC Business School | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| LEVI STRAUSS & CO. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Private companies | 3 |
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Versant Venture Management LLC
Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver. | Finance |
OQO, Inc.
OQO, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services OQO, Inc. designs and markets ultra-mobile personal computing products. The firm products include model 01, and model 2+. It also provides Mobile WiMAX wireless networking technology. The company was founded in 2000 by Jory Bell, Michael Prichard, Andrew Popell, Nicholas G. L. Merz, Robert Ford and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Distribution Services |
VV Manager LLC
VV Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance VV Manager LLC (Vida Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Arie Belldegrun, Arjun Goyal and Stefan Vitorovic. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
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