Partner
J.P. Morgan Technology Ventures
When you first meet Stephanie Cherrin, one of the immediate things that strikes you is her clarity of thinking—on what she does, why she does it and, even more, how she looks at the early-stage companies in which she might invest and their potential impact on the market.
The 38-year-old partner in J.P. Morgan Technology Ventures, the bank's under-the-radar technology investment arm, is charged with identifying and making investments in fintech and cybersecurity companies. Cherrin's demeanor—direct, candid and intentionally thoughtful about the process of investing—stands in sharp contrast to the bank's desire to remain rather opaque about how much it invests annually in startups, the number of deals it did in 2024, or the types of investments its tech venture team is considering this year. When asked, she declined to answer questions on all of this, citing company policy.