SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Capital, hired Gerald Brady as a managing director to lead its Entrepreneur Services Group and its work with corporate venture groups.
Brady will oversee a team dedicated to supporting emerging technology and life science companies, by engaging founders and CEOs with networking events to add significant value during their development stages. Under the SVB Accelerator banner, the Group hosts events in which entrepreneurs have opportunities to pitch venture capitalists seeking opportunities to invest.
As mentioned above, Brady also will seek to develop relationships with corporate venture and corporate development groups, which will play a significant role in the venture ecosystem.
Prior to joining SVB, Brady served as the director of investor relations for Siemens AG. Before that, he was an acquisition director in the Strategic Planning Group at Siemens Corporation, and served as a managing director of Siemens Acceleration USA, which is the early stage venture capital arm of Siemens.
Brady also worked at 3i.
Brady also worked at 3i.
FinSMEs
10/11/2009