Kathryne Cooper is a trained clinician-operator turned investor who co-founded and co-directed a nationally recognized medtech accelerator at Children's Hospital Los Angeles before joining Jumpstart Nova, giving her a rare combination of medical training, hands-on operating experience, and venture investing expertise in health tech. Harvard Business School built a case study around her work designing an accelerator model that intentionally surfaces and supports diverse founders in pediatric medtech, positioning her as a reference-point leader on how to structurally diversify healthcare innovation. Kathryne Cooper is a trained clinician-operator turned investor who co-founded and co-directed a nationally recognized medtech accelerator at Children's Hospital Los Angeles before joining Jumpstart Nova, giving her a rare combination of medical training, hands-on operating experience, and venture investing expertise in health tech. Harvard Business School built a case study around her work designing an accelerator model that intentionally surfaces and supports diverse founders in pediatric medtech, positioning her as a reference-point leader on how to structurally diversify healthcare innovation.