Excellence and Innovation
Brigitte Smith
Venture Capitalist
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigitte-smith-0170226/
- http://www.gbsventures.com.au/team/brigitte-smith
- brigitte.smith@gbsventures.com.au
- 0417234703
Specialty Areas
Business and Finance, Education, Environment and Sustainability, Health and Medical, Industry, Philanthropy, Science, Technology and Innovation
About Me
Brigitte Smith has twenty years’ experience in venture capital, business strategy and start-up company operations. Brigitte has been investing and managing investments for GBS’s $450m of life science specialised venture capital funds since 1998. Brigitte is on the board of GBS portfolio companies AirXpanders Inc, Endoluminal Sciences Pty Ltd, Neuromonics Pty Ltd, Proacta Inc, and Vivive Inc. Brigitte was the founding investor and chair of Pharmaxis Pty Ltd. Prior to founding GBS Brigitte worked in the US and Australia in operating roles with early stage technology based companies, and at Bain & Company as a strategic management consultant.
Ms Smith has a B. Chem Eng (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, and as a Fulbright Scholar completed a MBA (Honours) from the Harvard Business School and a MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, both in Boston, USA.
Qualifications
B Chem Eng, University of MelbourneMBA, Harvard Business School
MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
FAICD
