John Braze
Partner, Managing Partner, MIR Ventures
Abschluss: Master's Degree (MBA), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von John Braze
Bis heute 7 Jahre, seit Juni 2017
Managing Partner
MIR Ventures
Bis heute 7 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Jan. 2017
Member Advisory Board
Afrinet
Afrinet Capital is a venture and entrepreneurship firm that advises and invests in early stage entrepreneurs in east and sub-saharan Africa.
Bis heute 7 Jahre und 8 Monate, seit Okt. 2016
Managing Director, and President
Wharton Alumni Angels
Bis heute 9 Jahre, seit Juni 2015
Board of Directors
Memory Care Life (Alzheimer’s and dementia care organisation)
Memory Care Life is a non-profit offering engaging outings and activities for people with ‘Forgetfulness’ (Early-stage Alzheimer’s/dementia) who attend with their care partners. The board of directors provides an advisory role to the organization for financial, marketing and legal issues, among other topics requiring guidance. As a board member I also directly support fundraising, and identify partnership or other business development opportunities.
1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2018
Senior Venture Fellow Emeritus
Chestnut Street Ventures
3 Jahre und 2 Monate, Mai 2014 - Juni 2017
Senior Program Manager (Disruptive Technologies and Business Models)
Varian Medical Systems
5 Jahre und 1 Monat, Mai 2009 - Mai 2014
Head of Worldwide Commissioning & Advanced Support
Accel Instruments (acquired by Varian, Inc.)
6 Jahre und 2 Monate, Apr. 2003 - Mai 2009
Customer Projects Business Manager, United States & Asia
IBA Particle Therapy
[IBA Particle Therapy is a spin-off of the Cyclotron Research Center of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) in Belgium. 50%+ market share in proton therapy]. At IBA, I directed massive and complex multi-year installations of $38M - $65M proton therapy centers in the U.S. and Asia, with full accountability for installation and commissioning, P&L, staffing/performance management, labor relations and vendor/contractor/client relations.
Ausbildung von John Braze
2 Jahre und 2 Monate, Apr. 2014 - Mai 2016
Finance
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Finance, venture capital, and entrepreneurial management
- Bis heute
Nuclear technology
U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School
Mathematics, Nuclear physics, Health physics, Reactor principles, Material science and metallurgy, Electrical power theory and generating equipment, Thermodynamics, Chemistry
- Bis heute
Communication
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Public speaking and business communication. Senior Thesis: "The Communication of Mergers & Acquisitions"
Sprachen
Englisch
Muttersprache
Koreanisch
Gut
Deutsch
Gut