London, United Kingdom
CEO, Ascension Ventures
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Education
INSEAD 1996 — 1996
MBA
Columbia University in the City of New York 1991 — 1993
Masters, International Relations
McGill University 1987 — 1990
BA Honors, European History
University of Oxford 1988 — 1988
BA, Romantic Poets & European Law, Summer Course
Marianopolis College 1985 — 1986
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, Politics, Language
Marie de France 1978 — 1984
High School, Lycée Francais de Montreal
Experience
Ascension Ventures Limited January 2013 - Present
Wayra September 2014 - Present
Oxygen Accelerator October 2014 - Present
Takestock.com September 2015 - Present
MusicGurus August 2015 - Present
Vidsy July 2015 - Present
Droplet August 2013 - Present
The Wellbeing Network June 2013 - Present
Night Zookeeper April 2013 - Present
Findsyou Limited June 2013 - Present
Skills
Product Development, Digital Media, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Content Strategy, Problem Solving, iPhone, Business Development, Business Strategy, Social Networking, Venture Financing, New Media, Digital Strategy, Leadership, Broadcast, Media & Entertainment, Facebook, Team Leadership, M&A experience, Entertainment, Digital Marketing, Web Applications, Content Creation, Web Video, Interactive TV, Negotiation, Organization, Video, Mobile Devices, Restructuring, Mobile, Corporate Development, Television, Entrepreneur, IPTV, Strategy, Online Video, VOD, Online Marketing, Social Media, Mobile Internet, Start-ups, Strategy Development, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Internet, Contract Negotiation, Product Strategy, Mergers