Emily Zentner is Chief Financial Officer of the University Venture Fund. Emily's responsibilities include the financial management of UVF and its associated partnerships, such as day-to-day bookkeeping, financial reporting for the partnerships and assisting with the annual independent audit. The CFO issues capital calls and manages the cash inflows and outflows associated with LP commitments and investments. Emily oversees portfolio tracking, in conjunction with the assigned student associates, and CRA reporting for the portfolio companies. She reviews many of the prospective investments and manages the portfolio company projects.

In addition to her CFO responsibilities, Emily assists with the organization of UVF's annual University Private Equity Summit. She has been with the fund since 2004. Emily has also taught undergraduate-level classes since January 2005, both at the University of Utah and Westminster College. Emily graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Westminster College, where she was named UACPA's Outstanding Accounting Student during her senior year. She earned a master of accountancy degree (MAcc) from the University of Utah, where she was a Deloitte & Touche Scholar.