Stephanie S. Brecher

General Counsel at NEA Management Co. LLC

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Stephanie joined NEA in 2012 and is the fund’s General Counsel.
In this role, she handles deal execution, portfolio management, liquidity transactions and risk management with respect to NEA’s wide-ranging investment activities.
She is also actively involved in managing NEA’s fund operations, including fundraising, compliance and regulatory matters.
Prior to joining NEA, Stephanie was a corporate partner in the Palo Alto office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
She regularly represented venture capital funds, private equity sponsors, public and private companies in financings, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.
She also served as legal advisor to emerging private companies, with a particular emphasis on the renewable energy, telecommunications and information technology sectors.
Earlier in her career, Stephanie was senior corporate counsel to Nortel Networks, where she handled more than $10 billion of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and led more than 50 strategic venture investments both in the U.S.
and abroad.
Stephanie earned an A.B.
with honors from Princeton University, and an M.Sc.
from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
She received her J.D.
from Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall), where she was Note & Comment editor of the California Law Review.
She is a member of the bars of California, New York and the District of Columbia

Stephanie S. Brecher active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NEA Management Co. LLC NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.	General Counsel	2011-12-31
DLA Piper Group DLA Piper Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DLA Piper Group operates as a holding company that provides legal services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, employment litigation and dispute resolution, asset-based lending, cyber security services, financial services regulatory, corporate and securities litigation, and real estate development and planning. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in NY.	General Counsel	-

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Former positions of Stephanie S. Brecher

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP provides legal services. It offers legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a range of practice areas including antitrust, corporate and securities, entertainment, media and communications, finance, and white collar defense. The company was founded in 1927 and it is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Private Equity Investor	2011-12-31
BMC Partners LLP BMC Partners LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BMC Partners LLP provides litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all industries. It also offers consulting and advisory services in government, investment management, and mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded on July 1, 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Private Equity Investor	2007-12-31
Nortel /Alteon Network Interface Card Business/	General Counsel	2006-12-31
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Steptoe & Johnson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Steptoe & Johnson LLP provides legal services. It specializes in criminal defense and investigations; intellectual property; international trade, compliance, and investment; litigation; regulatory and legislative; and tax, transactions, and private client. The company was founded by Philip Steptoe and Louis A. Johnson in 1945 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Private Equity Analyst	1997-02-28

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Training of Stephanie S. Brecher

University of California, Berkeley	Doctorate Degree
London School of Economics & Political Science	Graduate Degree
Princeton University	Graduate Degree

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NEA Management Co. LLC NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.	Finance
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP provides legal services. It offers legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a range of practice areas including antitrust, corporate and securities, entertainment, media and communications, finance, and white collar defense. The company was founded in 1927 and it is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Commercial Services
BMC Partners LLP BMC Partners LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BMC Partners LLP provides litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all industries. It also offers consulting and advisory services in government, investment management, and mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded on July 1, 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Commercial Services
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Steptoe & Johnson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Steptoe & Johnson LLP provides legal services. It specializes in criminal defense and investigations; intellectual property; international trade, compliance, and investment; litigation; regulatory and legislative; and tax, transactions, and private client. The company was founded by Philip Steptoe and Louis A. Johnson in 1945 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Commercial Services
DLA Piper Group DLA Piper Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DLA Piper Group operates as a holding company that provides legal services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, employment litigation and dispute resolution, asset-based lending, cyber security services, financial services regulatory, corporate and securities litigation, and real estate development and planning. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in NY.	Commercial Services
Nortel /Alteon Network Interface Card Business/	Electronic Technology

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