Managing Partner, Cofounder

Scientist & lawyer; >20 patents, >70 papers

Founded multiple biotech companies

Leads NIH-funded tech-transfer office consortium

• Built top-10 ranked structural genomics company

• Invented biotechnology; Sold to Novartis (> $60M)

• Paper w/Nobel laureate

• Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CUW) and Business (Walsh)

• Active grants connecting private and R1 Universities for translation

• Healthcare policy expert & author

Partner & CFO, Cofounder

Founding Dean of School of Pharmacy; campus CEO

Former Mayor and State Representative

Experienced entrepreneur; executive recruiter

• Authored influential healthcare legislation

• Started Pharmacy school (CUW)

• Led a Concordia campus (CUAA)

• Pharmacist & hospital administrator

Early-stage investor, founder, and operator

with experience building ventures

and investment platforms

Partner, Cofounder

• Launched and led a $100M corporate venture fund, at Samsung

• Venture Partner, Operations & Portfolio Services, at Impact Venture Capital

• Expert in investment strategy and operations, formation, administration, and portfolio support

• Deep experience and relationships across California’s venture ecosystems

• Early career in management consulting, M&A, strategy, and operations delivery

• Kauffman Fellow; MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management