Invests in
Sectors:
Min Investment:
$300,000.00Max Investment:
$2,000,000.00Target Investment:
$500,000.00
Education
- TT
- US
Lists including Brian
Investments
August Bioservices
Total Funding: $89M
Nomad Health
Total Funding: $240M
BlackThorn Therapeutics
Total Funding: $130M
KenSci
Total Funding: $31M
US HealthVest
Total Funding: $86M
First Opinion
Total Funding: $7M
Suneva Medical
Total Funding: $35M
Apnex Medical
Total Funding: $50M
BridgePoint Medical
Total Funding: $26M
Respicardia
Total Funding: $48M
Work Experience
1996
Managing Partner
1996
Brian is a managing partner in the San Francisco office and focuses on investments in healthcare companies. He joined Polaris as an associate in Boston, shortly after the firm was founded in 1996. Brian works with several Polaris portfolio companies including Ajax Health, August Bioservices, Nomad Health,and Quartet Health, and serves as chair of Lola Development and US HealthVest. Brian is a decorated veteran, having served as Captain in the US Army Corps of Engineers. His service included the command of combat engineer soldiers during the Gulf War. As platoon leader, Brian was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for successfully completing missions while encountering enemy fire on the front lines. Brian currently serves as a mentor with ACP helping veterans find their next career. On behalf of Polaris, Brian has been a director of Ascend Health (Universal Health Services), Asthmatx (Boston Scientific), BridgePoint Medical (Boston Scientific), Data Sciences International (Harvard Bioscience), Free & Clear (Alere Health/UnitedHealth Group), PartsSource (Great Hill Partners), Respicardia (Zoll Medical), and Sentillion (Microsoft). Prior to Polaris, Brian gained experience in the New York and San Francisco offices of Goldman Sachs and at Baxter Healthcare, a global, diversified healthcare company, with expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Brian received his BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
1988 - 1996
Captain
1988 - 1996
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1991 - 1994
Account Management
1991 - 1994
www.baxter.com