Joanna Rees Gallanter
Founder and Managing Partner
Venture Strategy Partners
Joanna Rees Gallanter founded Venture Strategy Partners ("VSP"), a San Francisco based venture capital firm with more than $200 million under management, in late 1996.
Joanna brings significant experience in marketing, finance and strategy. She has held several senior marketing management positions with Groupe Danone, a $20+ billion global consumer products firm with her last position as head of New Product Development. In addition, she has more than eight years of experience in finance and investment banking including positions at BA Securities and a boutique merchant bank, Vrolyk & Co. She began her career at DMB&B, working with clients such as General Foods, Digital Equipment Corp, Texaco and RJR Nabisco. Ms. Gallanter earned her MBA from Columbia University (beta gamma sigma) and a BS from Duke University.