Joelle Kayden

Joelle Kayden is the founder and Managing Member of Accolade Partners. Prior to founding Accolade in 2000, Joelle joined Alex.Brown&Sons in 1982 and served as the first CFO of ABS Ventures, its venture capital affiliate. Subsequently, she joined the Investment Banking Division where she was a Managing Director. Joelle managed the Venture Capital Service Group and served on the firm’s Equity Capital Markets and Investment committees. Joelle holds a B.A. from Smith College and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). She serves on the GSB’s Advisory Council and is involved with a number of initiatives to encourage women to pursue careers in investment management. Joelle is a member of the Rockefeller University Council in New York City.