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Rachel Brannan

Limited Partner at Avestria Ventures

New York, New York

Overview 

Rachel Brannan is an accomplished professional currently serving as an Angel Investor at Harvard Business School HBS Alumni Angels Association - HBSAA. With a background as Managing Principal and Chief Financial Officer at Westbrook Partners, she brings expertise in strategy execution, financial modeling, and investor reporting to her role. Brannan's career highlights include her tenure at top financial firms like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, along with her experience as a Limited Partner at Avestria Ventures. She specializes in investing in start-ups at various stages, particularly in sectors like BioTech and Health IT in New York City.

Work Experience 

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Harvard Business School HBS Alumni Angels Association - HBSAA

  • Angel Investor

    2014 - Current

    Invested in two Legal Tech startups: Alt Legal, a patent and trademark application tracking SaaS product. Hire an Esquire, an online platform for hiring vetted legal professionals.

AV

Avestria Ventures

  • Limited Partner

    2020

    Invested with Harvard Business School classmates in Avestria Ventures, L.P. Focusing on Women's Health and Life Science Ventures 16 Investments and 2 Exits

Avestria Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on women's health and female-led life science and healthcare companies.

avestria.vc
WP

Westbrook Partners

  • Managing Principal and Chief Financial Officer

    1994 - 2004

    Founding team member and Managing Principal and Chief Financial Officer of a real estate private equity firm established in 1994 in a joint venture with Tiger Management (Julian Robertson). Originally called Tiger Real Estate Partners and changed its name to Tiger/Westbrook and then Westbrook Real Estate Partners. The new venture raised $3.9B of equity through four funds and invested in over $12B of real estate. Responsibilities included all aspects of starting up, fund raising, operating and reporting on fund activities and performance.

Westbrook Partners is a fully integrated real estate investment management company.

westbrookpartners.com
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Morgan Stanley

  • Vice President

    1987 - 1994

    Founding member of team that originally established the real estate principal investing business for Morgan Stanley in 1987 which has grown from $0 to over $33B in assets under management. Responsibilities included all aspects of starting up, fund raising and operating the fund. Worked in Corporate Finance IPO group executing numerous aspects of preparing companies to go public.

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

morganstanley.com
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Goldman Sachs

  • Financial Analyst

    1983 - 1985

    Worked in investment banking as financial analyst in the real estate department.

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com
US

United States Senate

  • Summer Intern

    1982 - 1982

United States Congress

  • Summer Intern

    1982 - 1982

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