Geoff Brooke

Biography

 Geoff joined the board in June 2016. He founded GBS Venture Partners in 1996 and has more than 20 years’ venture capital experience. In January 2014, he reduced his involvement in GBS and is now Special Adviser to the firm and its funds. Geoff was formally President of Medvest Inc., a US-based early-stage venture capital group he founded with Johnson & Johnson. Geoff's experience includes company formation and acquisitions, as well as public listings on the NYSE, NASDAQ and ASX exchanges. He has been a founder, executive and director of private and public companies and has an extensive international network. Geoff was formerly on the board of two GBS portfolio companies. From 2009 until 2015, he was an independent director of the Victoria Workcover Authority. Dr. Geoff Brooke is licensed in clinical medicine by the Medical Board of Victoria, Australia and his post-graduate work was in anaesthetics/intensive care. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Masters of Business Administration from IMEDE (now IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.   Hide Details   

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 Geoff joined the board in June 2016. He founded GBS Venture Partners in 1996 and has more than 20 years’ venture capital experience. In January 2014, he reduced his involvement in GBS and is now Special Adviser to the firm and its funds. Geoff was formally President of Medvest Inc., a US-based early-stage venture capital group he founded with Johnson & Johnson. Geoff's experience includes company formation and acquisitions, as well as public listings on the NYSE, NASDAQ and ASX exchanges. He has been a founder, executive and director of private and public companies and has an extensive international network. Geoff was formerly on the board of two GBS portfolio companies. From 2009 until 2015, he was an independent director of the Victoria Workcover Authority. Dr. Geoff Brooke is licensed in clinical medicine by the Medical Board of Victoria, Australia and his post-graduate work was in anaesthetics/intensive care. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Masters of Business Administration from IMEDE (now IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.   Hide Details