I started off very differently than most in that I started a company before getting anywhere near VC. The company became part of the family business, and I then pursued a more ‘traditional’ career - I became an engineer :). I enjoyed my time doing that, but I wanted to get back the ‘entrepreneurial’ feeling. I started in VC in the UK and felt it was a good mix of entrepreneurial and ‘technical’ skills. I was then approached to bring a more technical perspective to Redstone, where I’ve been since 2019.

My main responsibility is in the management and execution of our Industrial strategy i.e. sourcing, investing, portfolio management, etc. I also support my other fund colleagues with technical insight on various deals while also exploring and supporting new strategy options.

Personally, I believe that innovation (be it disruptive, incremental, etc.) is fundamentally dependent on the underlying information/data points you have, and the ‘ability’ to interpret/dissect that information to create/expose ‘new information’ is what will really change the future in a positive way. Take quantum computing: the base information/data has always been there, but the ‘ability’ of quantum computing may/will have a positive impact. Take material science: similarly, the information has always been there, but it’s the ‘ability’ of new methods to identify efficiencies that may/will positively impact the future.

It depends on my mood, so it ranges from a spontaneous holiday to a movie to time with friends and family.

TALK and LISTEN!! Nobody reads minds, so make yourself heard, but you need to balance it with the art of listening.