Dr Jonathan Root

KANDO id: 10636

Bio

Jon spent nine years in clinical practice before joining USVP in 1995 as a Ewing Marion Kauffman Fellow in venture capital. He became a general partner in 1997. Before USVP, Jon was on the faculty and clinical staff at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City. There he was an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Neurology-Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit. He is board certified in neurology. Jon is on the boards of USVP portfolio companies Lutonix, OncoMed, Proteolix, and Sequent Medical; he is active with USVP's investment in Ascenta. Jon is also a board member for the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Jon holds an AB in Economics from Dartmouth College, an MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine, and an MBA from Columbia University.

Career


US Venture Partners.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Email: [email protected]

Education