John Neis

Biography

 Mr. Neis is a Managing Director of Venture Investors LLC, an early stage venture capital firm with offices in Madison, Wisconsin and Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The firm’s venture capital funds are focused on opportunities emerging from leading research universities in the Midwest.  John leads the firm and heads the firm’s Health Care practice.  He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cellectar BioSciences, Inc., Virent, Inc., Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  He was appointed by the Governor to the Board of the Wisconsin Technology Council, the science and technology advisor to Wisconsin’s Governor and Legislature.  He also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board and the Weinert Applied Ventures Program Advisory Board in the School of Business and chairs the Tandem Press Advisory Board in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  He holds a B.S. in finance from the University of Utah, and received a M.S. in Marketing and Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Research Interest

 Health Care,Pharmaceuticals,Marketing and Finance