David Barrett
Dave Barrett is a general partner in our Boston office, having joined Polaris in April 2000.  He focuses on investment opportunities in technology, including particular interest in both emerging and growth-stage software and internet businesses.  He is especially focused in on-demand business models, technology-enabled services businesses and financial services technology. more

Brian Chee
Brian Chee is a general partner in our Seattle office. He joined Polaris in August 1996. Brian focuses on investment opportunities in healthcare, medical technology, and consumer products. more

Alan Crane
Alan Crane is a general partner in our Boston office. Alan joined Polaris in 2002 as a venture partner and focuses his investments in life sciences. more

Peter Flint
Peter Flint is a general partner based in our Boston office.  He joined Polaris in June 2003 and works with the portfolio companies advising them on recruiting senior executives, Board members and advisors. Peter also focuses on developing strategic relationships within the digital media and internet industries. more

Jon Flint
Jon Flint is a co-founder and general partner based in our Boston office. Along with Steve Arnold and Terry McGuire, he founded Polaris in 1996. Jon focuses on investments at all stages in technology, consumer products, and digital media. more

John Gannon
John Gannon is a general partner in our Boston office. John joined Polaris in June 1998. more

Robert Geiman
Bob Geiman is a general partner in our Boston office. Bob joined Polaris in September 2002 and focuses primarily on investment opportunities in information technology. more

Michael Hirshland
Mike Hirshland is a general partner in our Boston office. Mike joined Polaris in May 1999. He focuses on information technology, internet, and digital media.
Mike's blog is www.vcmike.wordpress.com. more

Terry McGuire
Terry McGuire is a co-founder and general partner of Polaris Venture Partners based in the Boston office.  Terry focuses on life sciences investments. more

Bob Metcalfe
Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe joined Polaris in 2001 and is a general partner in our Waltham office. more

Amir Nashat
Amir Nashat is a general partner in our Boston office.  Amir joined Polaris in April 2002 and focuses on investments in the life sciences. more

Alan Spoon
Alan Spoon is a general partner in our Boston office.  He joined Polaris in the spring of 2000 and has been part of our team since 1996 as an early advisor and initial investor.  Alan focuses on investments in information technology, with emphasis on revenue-stage companies, digital media, e-commerce, and distance learning. more

Bryce Youngren
Bryce Youngren is a general partner in our Boston office. He focuses primarily on growth equity investments in the technology, healthcare, media, and business services industries. more

Steve Arnold
Steve Arnold is a co-founder and venture partner based in our Seattle office. Along with Jon Flint and Terry McGuire, he founded Polaris in 1996. Steve focuses on investments in information technology and digital media. more

George Conrades
George Conrades is a venture partner of Polaris since August 1998. He also serves as Chairman of Akamai technologies, a Polaris-backed company, since April 1999. more

Brian Grey
Brian joined Polaris Venture Partners as Executive-In-Residence (EIR) in October 2008.  As EIR, Brian provides strategic guidance to Polaris’ digital media and consumer products and services portfolio companies, mentors entrepreneurs and helps identify new investment opportunities. more

Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer was appointed Senior Advisor to Polaris in 2007, based in our Boston office.  Larry works with our portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance, and also helps to identify new investment opportunities.  He specializes in digital media, content, advertising and e-commerce. more

Simeon Simeonov
Simeon Simeonov is a senior advisor in our Boston office. He joined Polaris in March of 2002 and is focused on helping entrepreneurs launch companies in the Internet, mobile and enterprise space. Sim helps entrepreneurs shape promising ideas, raise capital, build teams and execute. Sim blogs at simeons.wordpress.com. more

Kevin Bitterman
Kevin J. Bitterman is a principal in our Boston office. Kevin joined Polaris in July 2004 and focuses on investments in the life sciences. more

Jason Trevisan
Jason joined Polaris in 2003 and is a Principal in our Boston office.  He focuses primarily on growth equity and buyout opportunities in internet, healthcare, media, technology and consumer businesses. more

Ryan Woodley
Ryan Woodley is a principal in our Boston office. He originally joined Polaris in 2004 and focuses on growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

Shervin Ghaemmaghami
Shervin Ghaemmaghami is a Senior Associate with Polaris Venture Partners where he focuses on investments in Energy and Media. more

Jon Lim
Jon Lim is a senior associate based in our Boston office.  He focuses on investment opportunities at all stages in technology and healthcare. more

Scott Martin
Scott Martin is a senior associate based in our Boston office.  He focuses primarily on later stage growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

Mohit Kaushal
Mohit Kaushal is a Medtronic Venture Associate based in our Boston office. Mohit is a fulltime employee of Polaris but also performs technology scouting duties for the Medicine and Technology group of Medtronic, overseen by  Dr. Stephen Oesterle. Mohit joined Polaris in September 2007 and focuses on investments in the life sciences and spends a significant amount of time concentrating on European health-care opportunities. more

Graham Brown
Graham Brown is an associate in our Boston office. He focuses primarily on later stage growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

Lance Lim
Lance Lim is an associate in our Boston office. He focuses primarily on later stage growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

Duncan McIntyre
Duncan McIntyre joined Polaris in 2006 as an associate in our Boston office.  He focuses on energy technologies and services, across all stages. more

Gregg Rubin
Gregg Rubin is an associate in our Boston office.  He focuses primarily on later stage growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

Ryan Ward
Ryan Ward is an associate in our Boston office. He focuses primarily on later stage growth equity investments and buyout opportunities across all industries. more

William Bilodeau
William Bilodeau is a director of portfolio financing in our Boston office. Bill joined Polaris in 2000. more

Mary Blair
Mary Blair is Polaris' controller. Mary has been a part of the Polaris team since its inception in 1996. more

Lindsay Barnett
Lindsay Barnett is the director of portfolio recruiting, focused in technology, based in our Boston office.  She joined Polaris in 2007 and works closely with the portfolio companies helping advise them with their recruiting needs. more

Joanna LaPlaca
Joanna LaPlaca is a director of portfolio recruiting for our Boston Office.  She joined Polaris in March 2007 and focuses on recruiting senior executives to our Life Sciences portfolio companies. more