Lawrence Jen

Managing Partner

2022 - Current

Anderson Angels brings together current and former Anderson UCLA MBAs and friends of UCLA to fund early stage ventures emerging from the vibrant UCLA entrepreneurial ecosystem

Board Member

2022

Founder/Managing Partner Emeritus of Westwood Ventures

2019

Sourced and led investments in over 20 seed to growth stage private companies for Alumni and Friends of the University of California, Los Angeles. - Fundraised, sourced and deployed investor capital to build a portfolio of early and growth stage ventures in FinTech, AgTech, Consumer, Bio/Med/HealthTech and Cloud/Distributed Computing. - Cultivated a community of funders & founders to nurture an entrepreneurial ecosystem for UCLA Alumni.

Senior Portfolio Manager

2012 - 2019

Built an investment program for a multi billion dollar single family office. Found, structured, recommended, monitored and realized direct and externally managed investments across a variety of asset classes, industry sectors and geographies for a Single Family Office and their Foundation and Trust investment accounts.

Investment Division

2010 - 2012

Conducted manager research and due diligence for Russell Hedge Fund of Funds and developed customized client portfolios for private pension plans and institutional clients.

Corporate Treasury

2008 - 2009

Analyst for multinational car manufacturer seeking to avoid Chapter 11 reorganization through asset sales and cash management. - Execute complex strategic deals for the divestiture of $5.0 billion telematics business. - Managed company cash and other short term liquidity through global loans and credit.

Investments and Treasury

2006 - 2007

Analyst in a multi-billion dollar single family office invested in a broad range of securities & strategies. - Evaluated portfolio optimization software and helped to optimize strategic investment decisions through improved understanding of risk and return factors across asset classes. - Modeled and structured complex deals across financial, technology, oil and gas, cable, and real estate industries.

Vice President

2003 - 2005

Senior Analyst at an equity long-short hedge fund; responsibilities included investment analysis using a fundamental, research driven approach, and the management of the fund’s research infrastructure. - Drove investment recommendations that contributed to concentrated portfolio positions covering special situations, including distressed, spin-off, post-bankruptcy, reorganizations and merger-related opportunities. - Identified and developed investment ideas using risk modelsMet with key stakeholders including customers, suppliers, investment managers to synthesize investment recommendations.

Director of Finance

2001 - 2002

Raised $19.2M Senior Mezzanine Round financing for a growth stage enterprise software company. Worked with investors including J&W Seligman & Co., CE Unterberg Towbin, Needham Capital Partners, Liberty View Equity Partners, Siemens Mustang Ventures, Brentwood Venture Capital, Dain Rauscher Wessels and Van Wagoner Capital Management.

Associate

1999 - 2001

Client Engagements included various M&A studies for Silicon Valley Technology clients of the Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice.