Our Team
Committed to Doing Business the Right Way to Deliver the Best Outcomes for Patients, Entrepreneurs, and Investors
3RiverVest Offices
St. Louis, San Diego & Cleveland
Our Team
A Strong Partnership Built to Last

SchmelterCo-Founder & Managing Director

McKearnManaging Director

O'DonnellManaging Director

MelzerCo-Founder and Managing Director

HongManaging Director

RappManaging Director

SpilizewskiVice President

WeitzmanChief Financial Officer

CatheyDirector of Administration

ZikePrincipal

KroteeSenior Associate

BermanConsultant and Venture Partner

RotherDirector of Finance

HarrisController

KleiboekerAnalyst

SeitzAnalyst

KellerConsultant

ShortExecutive Assistant
Our Team
Scientific Advisors

BorchardtDistinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of Kansas-Lawrence

DiPersioChief, Division of Oncology and Deputy Director, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine

RaderProfessor, UF Scripps Biomedical Research

RutterProfessor of Biochemistry and HHMI Investigator, University of Utah

SetteProfessor and Member LaJolla Institute for Immunology, Division of Vaccine Discovery Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research

TontonozFrancis and Albert Piansky Professor of Pathology, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
61Investments
15 Companies Founded
Collaborative Approach and Open Communication
An exceptional firm culture where each is expected to be transparent, strategic, dependable, results-driven, collaborative, and grounded in purpose. That's RiverVest.