ZIEGLER LINK•AGE FUNDS TEAM

Ms. Schmitz is the Head of Principal Investing and Fund Management at Ziegler and the Managing Partner of the Ziegler Link-age Funds, a venture capital fund family with an investment policy designed to support innovation, collaboration and growth among entrepreneurs and senior living and healthcare providers.

With over 10 years of operating and investing experience, she oversees operations, development and execution of the Ziegler Link-age Fund’s strategic value proposition, and managing the funds’ investment pipelines from sourcing through investment.  As a strategic investor, Ms. Schmitz takes an active role in Ziegler Link-age Fund portfolio companies, serving on Boards of Directors for five companies, and helping them better understand and penetrate the senior living market.

Neil Borg joined Ziegler in 2006. As a senior managing director, he is responsible for the management of the firm’s M&A advisory practice focusing on healthcare services and information technology. Neil also focuses on Ziegler’s for-profit strategic advisory and principal investing efforts and is a managing partner of the Ziegler Linkage Longevity Fund. 

Prior to joining Ziegler, Neil was in the Healthcare Services Investment Banking divisions of J.P. Morgan (previously Chase H&Q and Hambrecht & Quist) and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. While at Hambrecht & Quist, Neil was a partner in an affiliated venture capital fund, H&Q Serv*s Ventures, focused on early stage healthcare investments on behalf of Hambrecht & Quist and Johnson & Johnson.

Over his career, Neil has completed over 70 transactions including strategic advisory assignments, public and private equity financings and equity investments principally for emerging growth, middle market companies in the healthcare services and healthcare information technology sectors. In addition, Neil was most recently on the Board of Directors of Auditz, LLC prior to its sale to Transunion, LLC in 2016; on the Board of Directors of Ingenios, LLC prior to its sale to Almost Family in 2015; and on the Board of Directors of Certify Data Systems, Inc. prior to its sale to Humana Inc. in 2012.

Neil earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in economics and minor in philosophy (cum laude) from Denison University.

Scott Collins is the CEO of Link•age and is responsible for its strategic direction and growth. Link•age is comprised of three integrated entities: Link•age Solutions –providing cost containment services to more than 600 senior living providers, Link•age Ventures –investing in companies with products, services and technologies for the aging population and Link•age Connect –delivering market research and insight for organizations seeking to better understand the older adult demographic. Prior to joining Link•age, Scott was a vice president and senior account executive with GE Capital Commercial Asset Funding and held senior management positions in the commercial real estate as well as textile industries.

Jenny Poth joined Ziegler in 2016 and is Senior Vice President of Principal Investments & Fund Management. She partners with portfolio companies and strategic collaborators to accelerate growth and maximize value for investors, founders, and other stakeholders. Jenny plays a leadership role in the Ziegler Link•age Funds, a family of venture capital funds investing in companies that improve the lives of older adults and those who love and care for them. Her responsibilities span investment sourcing, transaction diligence, deal structuring, portfolio management, and strategic value creation. Jenny sits on the board of directors at Precise Behavioral, is an observer for numerous other portfolio companies, and has also served on nonprofit boards including the ATA CEO Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Disparities and Inequities.

Previously, Jenny was a member of Ziegler’s M&A advisory team, where she supported healthcare services and healthcare information technology companies with mergers, acquisitions, capital raises, and other strategic transactions. This advisory experience provides her with a broad perspective on company growth, market dynamics, and value creation across the healthcare ecosystem. 

Jenny is a recognized thought leader in aging innovation and digital health. She is the lead author of the Ziegler Link-age Funds’ CTO Hotline reports and co-author of Ziegler’s white paper series, Deconstructing the Telehealth Industry. Jenny has been an invited speaker at industry thought leadership events including ATA Nexus, the LeadingAge Leadership Summit, the USAging Conference, and more. 

Jenny graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a second major in Theology.