ScreendoorPartner
Feb 2024 — Present
Layne Heard (formerly Layne Johnson) is a Partner at Screendoor, which invests in emerging venture capital managers. She previously led Venture & Growth Equity manager selection at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where she set the venture strategy and increased exposure to emerging managers. Before TRS, she worked at Goldman Sachs from 2012 in the External Investing Group, first on hedge fund manager selection and then on technology and venture manager selection and secondaries, and helped lead the Launch with GS program. Layne holds a BA in History from Yale University and serves on the St. David's Foundation Investment Committee.
Layne Heard (formerly Layne Johnson) is a Partner at Screendoor, which invests in emerging venture capital managers. She previously led Venture & Growth Equity manager selection at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where she set the venture strategy and increased exposure to emerging managers. Before TRS, she worked at Goldman Sachs from 2012 in the External Investing Group, first on hedge fund manager selection and then on technology and venture manager selection and secondaries, and helped lead the Launch with GS program. Layne holds a BA in History from Yale University and serves on the St. David's Foundation Investment Committee.
Feb 2024 — Present
Until 2024
Set the venture capital strategy, including portfolio construction, new manager sourcing and diligence, and increasing exposure to emerging venture managers.