David joined WI Harper Group in February 2001 and is responsible for both life sciences / IT investments. In 2003, David was assigned to WI Harper's Beijing office to oversee its Greater China new investments and also assists in related portfolio management and multinational business development. Prior to joining WI Harper, David was a senior venture manager with ABN AMRO Capital in San Francisco, California. At ABN AMRO Capital, David was responsible for prospecting new investment opportunities, developing and executing various financing and acquisition strategies for life sciences, information technology and internet companies. Before joining ABN AMRO Capital, David was part of the Salomon Smith Barney (Investment Banking arm of Citicorp)'s technology investment banking group in Palo Alto, California, where he was responsible for analyzing, structuring and marketing companies in the internet, software and semiconductor sector. David also spent significant time at UCSF as a research associate and participated in the High Throughput Genotyping project for Multiple Sclerosis and was part of the authoring team for numerous scientific articles. David received his M.S. in Biotechnology / Business from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from California State University, San Francisco.


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