THE TEAM
Click the links below to meet the grIP advisor team for each industry. Click here for an alphabetical directory of team members.
Capital Partnerships
Seed, Series A and Additional Letter Rounds, ESG Investments, Debt Financing
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Aureate Capital
Operating Partner at Overton Capital Partners, co-founder and former CEO of Gossip Cop, and former NBC senior producer
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Board Member at Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network & German American Business Council, Member of Launchpad Venture Group
Founder and General Partner of Atypical Ventures
Life Sciences & Biotech
Advocate for Women's Health and Founder of G2G, overseeing government relationships. Over 25 years of experience from working in Congress and as an attorney and lobbyist. She started G2G in 2007 to help startups and businesses create and implement Government to Growth strategies and has secured more than $320 million in non-dilutive government funding.
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Board Member at Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network & German American Business Council, Member of Launchpad Venture Group
Former physician executive at Yale New Haven Health System and life sciences venture fund partner
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Intellectual Property Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
MD, VP Molecular Pathology at Interpace Biosciences (NASDAQ)
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at RRD International, responsible for Life Sciences portfolio at the Oxford Angel Fund
Vice President Ventures at BMNT, leading H4XLabs, a deep tech dual-use accelerator. Helps startups penetrate government markets while raising private capital. As a Founding Partner at Syndicate 708, she invests in deep tech startups and accelerates their go-to-market strategies. She also serves on the board of Cypre, a biotech startup, and is dedicated to advancing deep technologies that strengthen national security and competitiveness.
Patents and Trademarks
Intellectual Property Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Trademark and Copyright Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Patent Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Fintech
Financial services innovation writer, speaker & consultant - Founder & Dean of the Institute for Innovation Development
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Government
Contracting, Funding, Grants, Political Risk
Founder, Two Lanterns Advisory. Chris is a dynamic, engaging and thoroughly prepared professional with experienced political risk analyst with background in US and EU domestic and foreign policy.
Advocate for Women's Health and Founder of G2G, overseeing government relationships. Over 25 years of experience from working in Congress and as an attorney and lobbyist. She started G2G in 2007 to help startups and businesses create and implement Government to Growth
strategies and has secured more than $320
million in non-dilutive government funding.
Managing Director of the Defense and Government Services Group at Stout. He has been involved in more than 100 successful sell- and buy-side M&A and capital formation engagements. Before joining The McLean Group, Mr. Hamilton led customer ROI analysis and supported multiple capital raises and acquisitions for ClearCross, Inc
Former Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service (GSA), and Acting GSA Administrator
Co-Founder and Partner of Potomac Ridge Consulting firm; former Principal Executive Director for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Office of Modernization, Chief Acquisition Officer for the VA and Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction at the VA.
Senior Procurement Executive with a 41-plus year career in Government Contracts. Previously worked in the DoD, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) of the U.S. Senate. Fellow and member of the Board of Advisors of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and the Vice President, Programs for the DC Chapter of NCMA.
Vice President Ventures at BMNT, leading H4XLabs, a deep tech dual-use accelerator. Helps startups penetrate government markets while raising private capital. As a Founding Partner at Syndicate 708, she invests in deep tech startups and accelerates their go-to-market strategies. She also serves on the board of Cypre, a biotech startup, and is dedicated to advancing deep technologies that strengthen national security and competitiveness.
Founder and General Partner of Atypical Ventures
Business Strategy
Business Planning, Data Analytics, Financial Modeling, Operations, Pricing, Go-To-Market, Supply Chain
Chairman and President of Redbooks, Founder of Robuzz; Ranked #10 in financial modeling by ModelOff 2019, global community for financial modeling
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Founder of HelloAdvisr (Pricing Consultants for Growth Companies)
Luxury growth, branding & mkt BS and MS in engineering and
strategists with over 25 years logistics with over 13 years of
experience achieving success in experience in aerospace, supply
retail, wholesale and DTC sectors chain and leadership excelling in
with brands Montblanc, David process improvement and global
Yurman, John Hardy, Schumacher. supplier management.
& Morilee.
Founder of Zenlytic (Data Analytics)
Vice President of Operations EMEA, Deckers Brands
Marketing
Branding, Digital Marketing, PR, Thought Leadership, Strategic Communications, Go-To-Market, Luxury
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Principal at 40 Yawgoo Consulting, former Global Director of Marketing & Innovation at IMG
Senior Partner for Business Development and Marketing, FINN Partners
Financial services innovation writer, speaker & consultant - Founder & Dean of the Institute for Innovation Development
Head of Global Brand Business Unit, Marketing Partnerships at Google
Executive Director for Apple at TBWA\Media Arts Lab
CEO & Founder LBR PR
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Board Member at Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network & German American Business Council, Member of Launchpad Venture Group
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Operating Partner at Overton Capital Partners, co-founder and former CEO of Gossip Cop, and former NBC senior producer
Software
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Patent Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Spirits
Founder and CEO of Spirits Consulting Group
Media
Operating Partner at Overton Capital Partners, co-founder and former CEO of Gossip Cop, and former NBC senior producer
Environment & Sustainability
Founder of the world famous LEED Green Building Rating System certification, Rob Watson is an interdisciplinary expert passionate about sustainability. His problem-solving approach integrates engineering, economics, policy and coalition-building to address environmental challenges effectively.
Cannabis
Patent Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
AI/ML
Founder and CEO of ForwardLane
Operating Partner at Overton Capital Partners, co-founder and former CEO of Gossip Cop, and former NBC senior producer
Patent Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Attorney at Mei & Mark LLP
Founder of Tgix, AEON & Biospectal, Technology Entrepreneur, Two-time Winner of Inc 500
Retail
Luxury growth, branding & mkt Vice President of Operations EMEA, Deckers Brands
strategists with over 25 years
experience achieving success
in retail, wholesale and DTC
sectors with brands Montblanc,
David Yurman, John Hardy,
Schumacher & Morilee.
grIP Management
Founder of grIP Venture Studio
Managing Director of grIP Venture Studio
grIP Project Director and Life Sciences/Biotech Team
Other than grIP attorneys, grIP team members are fully independent from Mei & Mark LLP, are not partners, employees, or agents of Mei & Mark LLP and participate in grIP in their individual capacities. Attorney-client privilege may be limited to Mei & Mark LLP attorneys and may not extend to other grIP team members.