John Braze
Partner, Managing Partner, MIR Ventures
Abschluss: Master's Degree (MBA), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
San Francisco, United States of America
Timeline
Professional experience for John Braze
Current 5 years and 11 months, since Jun 2017
Managing Partner
MIR Ventures
Current 6 years and 4 months, since Jan 2017
Member Advisory Board
Afrinet
Afrinet Capital is a venture and entrepreneurship firm that advises and invests in early stage entrepreneurs in east and sub-saharan Africa.
Current 6 years and 7 months, since Oct 2016
Managing Director, and President
Wharton Alumni Angels
Current 7 years and 11 months, since Jun 2015
Board of Directors
Memory Care Life (Alzheimer’s and dementia care organisation)
Memory Care Life is a non-profit offering engaging outings and activities for people with ‘Forgetfulness’ (Early-stage Alzheimer’s/dementia) who attend with their care partners. The board of directors provides an advisory role to the organization for financial, marketing and legal issues, among other topics requiring guidance. As a board member I also directly support fundraising, and identify partnership or other business development opportunities.
1 year and 1 month, Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Senior Venture Fellow Emeritus
Chestnut Street Ventures
3 years and 2 months, May 2014 - Jun 2017
Senior Program Manager (Disruptive Technologies and Business Models)
Varian Medical Systems
5 years and 1 month, May 2009 - May 2014
Head of Worldwide Commissioning & Advanced Support
Accel Instruments (acquired by Varian, Inc.)
6 years and 2 months, Apr 2003 - May 2009
Customer Projects Business Manager, United States & Asia
IBA Particle Therapy
[IBA Particle Therapy is a spin-off of the Cyclotron Research Center of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) in Belgium. 50%+ market share in proton therapy]. At IBA, I directed massive and complex multi-year installations of $38M - $65M proton therapy centers in the U.S. and Asia, with full accountability for installation and commissioning, P&L, staffing/performance management, labor relations and vendor/contractor/client relations.
Educational background for John Braze
2 years and 2 months, Apr 2014 - May 2016
Finance
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Finance, venture capital, and entrepreneurial management
- Current
Nuclear technology
U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School
Mathematics, Nuclear physics, Health physics, Reactor principles, Material science and metallurgy, Electrical power theory and generating equipment, Thermodynamics, Chemistry
- Current
Communication
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Public speaking and business communication. Senior Thesis: "The Communication of Mergers & Acquisitions"
Languages
English
First language
Korean
Intermediate
German
Intermediate