Evan Jones is Managing Member of jVen Capital, LLC, a life sciences investment company. Prior to forming jVen Capital, Jones was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Digene Corporation, a publicly traded biotechnology company focused on women's health and molecular diagnostic testing. Jones has 25 years of operating and investment experience in the life sciences industry where he founded or helped start numerous life sciences companies. Jones is a member of Research!America's Board of Directors and Chairs the Audit Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for the Campaign for Public Health. Past service includes Chairman of the Board of the Children's Research Institute and as a Board Member for the Children's National Medical Center. Jones received a B.A. from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.