
Ms. Connolly is a partner at Fairview. Prior to joining Fairview in 2004, Ms. Connolly was a general partner at Everest Ventures where she provided advisory services with respect to selection and monitoring of more than 50 venture capital and private equity partnerships that comprised the fund-of-funds programs for Bessemer Trust, N.A. and Bessemer Securities Corporation. Prior to becoming a private equity investor, she was a private equity attorney with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. Ms. Connolly currently serves on the advisory boards of Bessemer Venture Partners, Fairhaven Capital Partners, Gold Hill Capital, HLM Venture Partners, Prospect Venture Partners and Scale Venture Partners.
Ms. Connolly is on the Board of Directors of A Better Chance Program – Andover and is active in a number of non-profit organizations focused on providing underprivileged youth with access to academic and athletic excellence. Ms. Connolly holds a B.A. from The College of the Holy Cross where she is a member of the President’s Council and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. Ms. Connolly operates out of the Andover, Massachusetts satellite office.