Trinity Capital Inc. announced the appointment of Lauren Cosentino as Managing Director, Life Sciences in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina. Ms. Cosentino, an established leader with over a decade of experience in the venture ecosystem, has been supporting venture capital-backed growth stage companies, primarily focused on the life sciences vertical. Ms. Cosentino joins Trinity from Bridge Bank, where she served as SVP Commercial Lending, Life Sciences.

She has worked closely with growth-stage companies in the technology and life sciences verticals on a variety of debt transactions. Prior to Bridge Bank, Lauren was with Square 1 Bank, which was later acquired by Pacific Western Bank.