Diane has personally led the execution of numerous capital raising transactions throughout her career. Prior to joining Covington, Diane structured, negotiated and raised start-up capital for several companies, and served as interim CFO for four start-up organizations. Previously, she was a Principal and Head of Private Placements at Tucker Anthony Sutro, where she was responsible for developing and executing private placement assignments for companies in the Consumer, Industrial Growth, Technology and Health Care sectors.  Diane joined Tucker Anthony from the Private Capital Group of Robertson Stephens. She has also been an integral member of the capital raising and corporate finance teams of BancBoston Securities and BNY Associates. Diane began her professional career as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.

Diane received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire and her MBA in Finance from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. Diane lives in Boston with her husband and son. She is a co-chair of the Friends of Clarendon Street Playground, and sits on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. She is a devoted practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga.