Skip brings 20+ years of financial services and venture capital expertise, with a deep focus on supporting the life science and healthcare sectors. Joining The Bowdoin Group in 2025 as Managing Director, Investor Partnerships Skip leads the firm’s strategy working with venture capital and private equity firms within this ecosystem, specifically focusing on supporting the success of their high growth portfolio companies. Prior to The Bowdoin Group, Skip held senior leadership roles in financial institutions dedicated to innovation and growth. Most recently, he served as Managing Director and Relationship Executive at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking, where he helped expand the firm’s national venture capital coverage efforts within life science and healthcare. In this role, he partnered closely with venture capital firms and their portfolio companies to deliver financial solutions across every stage of growth. Before J.P. Morgan, Skip was the Head of U.S. Life Science and Healthcare Credit Solutions at Silicon Valley Bank, where he spent 17 years building deep expertise in the sector and advising emerging companies on their financing needs. Skip holds over two decades of experience working at the intersection of life sciences and healthcare, technology, and venture capital, bringing unmatched insight into how investors and innovators can align to drive transformative impact. His network and leadership continue to serve as a bridge between capital providers and the entrepreneurs reshaping healthcare. Based in Boston, Skip is passionate about fostering collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem and supporting the next generation of growth-stage companies. Skip has been a long-standing member of the Life Science Cares Board of Advisors here in Boston. Skip grew up in a family business in southern Maine and is very proud of his roots. He graduated with a BS in Finance from Boston College. When he’s not spending time on lacrosse fields or in hockey rinks watching his kids, he enjoys a casual run, a day on the golf course or trying the newest restaurant in Boston. He and his wife Carolyn live in Andover with their four children, and dog.