Skip Kelly is a managing director and relationship executive in the Venture Capital (VC) coverage group for J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking. Comprised of venture experts with deep connectivity to the Innovation Economy, Skip joins the group committed to creating a supportive ecosystem for VC firms and their portfolio companies. To address the unique and holistic needs of VCs, he partners closely with Life Science and Healthcare relationship bankers to deliver global solutions to their portfolio companies across every stage of growth. In his role, Skip is also responsible for developing relationships at the national level with key VC firms from his location in Boston. Skip joined J.P. Morgan in January 2021, after 17 years with Silicon Valley Bank. He has worked in a number of roles including technology, advisory services/special assets and life sciences and healthcare. Most recently, he was Head of US Credit Solutions where he and team developed a host of creative debt financing solutions for all sectors across Life Science and Healthcare – Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Tools, Medical Device and Healthcare IT. Skip earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston College. After growing up in the hospitality business in Southern Maine, good food and good company is still a passion. Skip, his wife and their three kids make their home in Andover, MA.