About
Ms. Cassidy began her career in a start-up at Johnson & Johnson, the Dermatological Division. She spent six years at Xerox, initially as Sales Operation Planning Manager for the U.S., then running worldwide operations for this function, followed by a two-year stint in the field as a Sales Manager. After this operating background, Ms. Cassidy joined Oak Investment Partners for seven years and subsequently co-managed Aetna’s Venture Capital Fund. Ms. Cassidy then returned to the operating side in 1991, assuming the CEO role at ImplaMed and VP Business Development roles at Symbiosis and Corvita, which were sold within a seven-year period. As Managing Director at Partisan Management, Ms. Cassidy has recruited and mentored the management team for each company and applied her sales, marketing, and business development expertise to the building of the company. Ms. Cassidy also manages the liquidity events for the Partisan Management companies.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 1,801 investors hold the Managing Director role in VCSift. Karen Cassidy is one of them.
- • 110 investors are based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Location
- Jacksonville, US
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