She joined Citi Ventures in April 2013 coming to the team from Citi's consumer business as head of North America marketing for the past three years.

Vanessa Colella (pictured) has replaced Chris Kay as head of US-listed bank Citigroup’s corporate venturing team.

As managing director and head of global investing at Citi Ventures, Colella’s team will be “seeking, evaluating, investing in and working with start-ups to commercialize their technologies and drive growth for Citi”.

She joined Citi Ventures in April 2013 coming to the team from Citi’s consumer business as head of North America marketing for the past three years.

Prior to Citi, Colella was an…