Katie Schmitz is Managing Director and Practice Head at Ziegler, and Managing Partner of the Ziegler Link-age Funds. She oversees fund operations and investment pipelines, and serves on boards of five portfolio companies.
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Send your deckKatie Schmitz is Managing Director and Practice Head at Ziegler, and Managing Partner of the Ziegler Link-age Funds. She oversees fund operations and investment pipelines, and serves on boards of five portfolio companies.
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