meet
sharon kedar
Investor. Operator. Advocate for the future of human health.
Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder and Partner of Northpond Ventures, where she helps support science-driven companies advancing the future of medicine, diagnostics, and human health.
Her career spans venture capital, executive leadership, public conversation, and women’s health advocacy.
why this work matters
Sharon operates at the intersection of:
▸ Capital allocation
▸ Scientific innovation
▸ Public education
▸ Women’s health progress
She is known for helping connect breakthrough ideas with the funding, leadership, and visibility needed to create real-world impact.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Before co-founding Northpond Ventures, Sharon served as CFO of Sands Capital during a period of extraordinary growth, helping scale assets from $1.5 billion to $50 billion.
Earlier in her career, she worked at McKinsey & Company.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BA in Economics from Rice University, and is a CFA Charterholder.
ADVANCING SCIENCE
and WOMEN’S HEALTH
Through investing, speaking, and media, Sharon is especially passionate about accelerating progress in:
Women’s health
Longevity
Diagnostics
Life sciences innovation
Closing funding and research gaps
She has been invited to participate in conversations hosted by the The White House, New York Stock Exchange, ARPA-H, and Harvard University.
podcast host
Sharon is also host of Innovate & Elevate, where she interviews physicians, founders, scientists, and investors shaping the future of human health.
Through these conversations, she helps make complex ideas more accessible while elevating voices driving meaningful progress.
AUTHOR
Sharon is co-author, alongside Manisha Thakor, of two widely recognized personal finance books focused on helping women build confidence and long-term financial independence:
On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance
Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey
Her work has helped bring practical financial education to a broad audience and encouraged more open conversations around money, partnership, and ownership.
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Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder and Partner of Northpond Ventures. She is an investor, author, podcast host, and advocate focused on advancing innovation across women’s health, life sciences, and human health.
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Sharon Kedar is known for her leadership in venture capital, her work supporting science-driven innovation, and her advocacy for women’s health. She is also recognized for helping elevate important conversations through investing, writing, and media.
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Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder and Partner of Northpond Ventures. She helps guide investments in companies focused on life sciences, diagnostics, therapeutics, and technologies that can improve human health outcomes.
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Sharon Kedar is passionate about women’s health because it has historically been underfunded and underserved despite its global importance. Her work supports greater awareness, innovation, and investment in areas that can improve outcomes for women.
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Sharon Kedar co-authored On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance and Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey with Manisha Thakor. Both books focus on financial confidence, literacy, and empowerment.
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Innovate & Elevate features conversations with physicians, founders, scientists, and investors shaping the future of health. The podcast explores how innovation happens and what it takes to bring breakthroughs to life.
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Before co-founding Northpond Ventures, Sharon Kedar served as CFO of Sands Capital during a period of major growth. Earlier in her career, she worked at McKinsey & Company.
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Sharon Kedar earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Rice University. She is also a CFA Charterholder.
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