I've spent my entire career in tech, with companies ranging from Ziff-Davis, to Yahoo, to 3i, Siemens and Silicon Valley Bank. My experience ranges from sales, to a decade as a venture capitalist at 3i and Siemens, where I invested in the UK, Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley. From 2008-2009 I ran US Investor Relations for Siemens, where I managed all buy-side and sell-side communications in the US, working closely with Siemens' CEO and CFO. In late 2009 I joined Silicon Valley Bank to lead their start-up banking / early-stage banking team in Silicon Valley, and started the corporate relationship team at SVB, before running UK Relationship Banking for SVB from 2014-2016. Returning to Silicon Valley in mid-2016, I now lead SVB Network, as part of the Corporate Relationship Team, which works with senior Fortune 500 executives. SVB Network helps drive corporate connections and relationships for our clients and VCs , across the US, as well as share our perspectives on innovation and disruption.