Ysette Witteveen

Managing Partner and Practice Leader, Interim Leadership - Life Sciences and IB Healthcare @ WittKieffer

About

I connect organizations in the life sciences and healthcare organizations with impactful interim, fractional and on-demand leaders seeking to change the future of health and humanity positively. My career has spanned on-demand and interim talent placement, management consulting, venture capital and investing, and growth strategy and execution. The focus on health and longevity has been at the core of my clients – and is my passion and mission. I have successfully helped large and mid-cap pharmaceutical and biotech companies, healthcare companies, private equity firms and other leading industry organizations with interim talent and on-demand placements, management consulting, and advisory services. I am passionate about figuring out ways to improve patient outcomes through technology and research and improve quality of life through impactful leadership.  At WittKieffer, we aim to build and advance teams that solve the most critical issues of humankind in healthcare, life sciences and education – and strengthen the organizations that improve the world.  Another passion of mine is identifying, advising, and growing start-ups and mid-size businesses in healthcare and life sciences. I am a Venture Partner with BOLD Capital Partners, focused on companies that uplift humanity and disrupt industries. I have been instrumental in growing start-ups to mid-size successful businesses & exits, including in technology, services and life sciences. Expertise:  Talent Acquisition: Interim executive and senior consultant placements | Growth strategy and execution | Venture Capital and investing | Management Consulting | Business Development | Organizational design | Account management | Operations | Life Science and Health Care Industry Industries: Life Sciences | Healthcare | Technology

Country

United States

City

Santa Monica

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Start-ups, Marketing Strategy, Product Marketing, Digital Media, Strategic Planning, Customer Relations, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Communications, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Salesforce.com, Business Development, CRM, Lead Generation, Public Relations, Marketing

Experience

Managing Partner and Practice Leader, Interim Leadership - Life Sciences and IB Healthcare

WittKieffer

2023-10 - Present · 3 yrs

We help clients tackle opportunities and challenges with integrated leadership solutions. I focus on bringing Interim Solutions – interim executives and experienced on-demand leaders from our premier talent network – to our Life Science and Investor-Backed Healthcare companies. For over 50 years, WittKieffer has helped Life Science and Healthcare organizations and academic institutions innovate, transform, and improve quality of life through impactful leadership. Through executive search, interim leadership, and leadership advisory services, we help clients solve leadership challenges and strengthen organizations that make the world better. WittKieffer is the only global executive search, interim solutions, and advisory firm focusing exclusively on the Quality of Life ecosystem-healthcare, education and life science. Our understanding of these markets — and their interconnections — is unmatched. This insight and our integrated solutions distinguishes WittKieffer from others in our field.

Venture Partner

BOLD Capital Partners

2019 - Present · 7 yrs

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

$550M+ early-stage VC firm focused on uplifting humanity and disrupting industries. Bulk of investments in Life Sciences and Investor-Backed Healthcare.

Senior Managing Director Client Development and Management; Global Life Sciences Lead

Business Talent Group

2014 - 2023-9 · 9 yrs

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Helped grow BTG to a successful business and subsequent acquisition by Heidrick and Struggles in 2020. Personally placed over 400 on-demand consultants and interim leaders in roles/projects in life sciences and healthcare. Grew and led BTG's largest industry vertical, Life Sciences. Worked with life science and medtech companies to identify talent across the value chain, including strategy, R&D, clinical development, commercial, access and value, operations, transformation and project management work.

VP and GM Client Services and Support

MediaPlatform

2007 - 2012 · 5 yrs

Monitor Ventures portfolio company. Enterprise Saas video platform and webcasting software; Grew to medium size organization. VP Marketing and Sales 2007 - 2009.

Consultant / Entepreneur in Residence

Monitor Ventures

2002 - 2008 · 6 yrs

Venture Fund focused on technology and life sciences; affiliated with Monitor Group; Due diligence and strategic & operational support to portfolio companies.