Ms. Hopkins has served as managing partner of Crescendo Capital, a private investment firm for early-stage companies since 2007. From 2011 through 2022, Ms. Hopkins served as Chief Executive Officer of one of Crescendo’s portfolio companies, American Medical – The Oxygen Concentrator Store. Prior to joining Crescendo Capital, Ms. Hopkins was with Hewlett Packard / Agilent Technologies from 1983 until 1999, when Agilent Technologies was spun off. During her time with Agilent Technologies, she served in various executive roles across all functional areas, where her career culminated into the role of Vice President of the Global Solutions Business Unit. In this role, Ms. Hopkins managed a global organization with full financial responsibility for over 2,000 employees. Ms. Hopkins brings to our Board a technology background and operational expertise across both entrepreneurial and large corporate organizations. Ms. Hopkins holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from North Dakota State University.
Ms. Hopkins served as member of the board of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. from April 2018 through January 2025 and served as the Chair of the Compensation Committee from May 2024 until January 2025. Ms. Hopkins has served as a board member of Spectra Logic Corporation, since 2012, and of Sartori Cheese Corporation since 2013. Ms. Hopkins has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for North Dakota State University Foundation since 2006 and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science since 2021. Ms. Hopkins is also a member of the Colorado Forum and The Nature Conservancy.