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HST.939 Designing and Sustaining Technology Innovation for Global Health Practice
Spring 2008
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Elizabeth Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey is a Principal at Commons Capital. She joined the firm in the fall
of 2001 and has focused on investment opportunities in the health care, education and
environment sectors. Her work spans deal sourcing, due diligence, investment
recommendations, and portfolio management.
Elizabeth leads the fund’s K-12 and corporate training investments and serves as a
board observer to Apex Learning. She has also worked with numerous health care
companies in the medical device, biotech, services and IT segments, with a particular
emphasis on those developing solutions for diagnosing and treating neglected diseases.
Elizabeth currently serves as a board observer to Medical Metrx Solutions,
CodeRyte and Valeo Medical. In the environmental arena, Elizabeth has focused on the
natural products segment and serves as a board observer to Niman Ranch.
Before Commons Capital, Elizabeth was a Consultant with Stax, Inc., a
Cambridge, MA-based management consulting firm, where she worked with the firm’s
private equity clients and their portfolio companies. Elizabeth began her career in
Massachusetts state government and holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government, with a concentration in Business and Government, and
a BA from Brown University.