Bio

Kristi Ebong is an investor at Define Ventures focused on investing in early stage digital health companies that are redefining healthcare. She partners with Define entrepreneurs to position them for growth & scale. Kristi also serves on the board of directors for the Napa Medical Research Foundation, as a champion of regenerative medicine and as a previous patient. She serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters & Science, on the advisory board for The Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business; and as a KOL for the global thought leadership consultancy HealthXL. Previously, Kristi was the first industry hire for Orbita at the seed stage working across product, marketing, and sales, and also served as Head of Emerging Technology at Cedars-Sinai where she partnered with early stage health tech companies and launched the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Powered by Techstars. Kristi has worked for provider systems, technology startups, and cross-vertical health organizations (including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Healthspottr, and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT). She spent time in management consulting for #1 KLAS-ranked Stockamp & Associates, where she led operational and revenue performance improvement for hospital systems. Kristi started her career at Epic Systems (with a 3-digit employee number!). Kristi holds a BA in political science and global security from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MBA from The Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business, and an MPH from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Kristi is from Minnesota and now resides in San Francisco with her husband and three children. She enjoys farmers markets, exploring the cold beaches of San Francisco, water sports, and Minnesota lake life.