Janet Lehman

National Venture Capital Life Sciences Leader

KPMG in the U.S.

Janet serves as the National Leader of the Venture Capital Life Sciences practice. She has over 30 years of experience providing audit and accounting services. She specializes in serving pre-clinical and clinical, venture-backed, life sciences companies from Series A financing through IPO and secondary offerings. Janet’s technical experience includes IPO’s and secondary offerings, convertible securities debt and equity transactions, share based compensation, research and development arrangements, and collaboration arrangements. Janet’s professional experience also extends internationally as she has served a rotation in KPMG’s Melbourne, Australia office.

  • BA degree, mathematics, Brown University

  • MS/MBA degree, Northeastern University

  • Licensed CPA-Massachusetts

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Member, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

  • Member, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Massachusetts Public Health Association former treasurer, board and executive committee member, and chair of the audit and finance committee.

  • Guest lecturer at Northeastern University and Bentley University.