Sam Tetlow

Bio

Mr Tetlow is an experienced venture capitalist and entrepreneur. Most recently, Mr Tetlow was a Principal with Research Triangle Ventures (“RTV”), a North Carolina based venture capital fund that he joined in 2001. While at RTV, he focused on all key aspects of venture investing, including selecting investment opportunities, raising capital, Board membership on portfolio companies, and exiting investments. Prior to RTV, Mr Tetlow co-founded Exervio, a management consulting firm. He started his career at General Electric (GE), and spent three years on GE’s Corporate Audit Staff. He is an established author on the outsourcing of pharmaceutical R&D and the implementation of targeted medicine. He is also a founding board member of the North Carolina Medical Device organization, and is on the steering committee for the Center of Innovation in Advanced Medical Technologies of NCBIO. As a Principal in the Fund and a member of the GP Operating Committee, Mr Tetlow will participate in all aspects of fund management, including sourcing opportunities, evaluating potential investments, and managing investments. He will handle financial management for the Fund, including Limited Partner communications, budgeting, financial planning, and accounting. He will also supervise the Calvert Development staff responsible for Asset development budgets, financial analysis and reporting, and accounts payable/receivables for service contracts. Mr Tetlow has participated as a Board Member or business advisor for several RTV portfolio companies, including Gentris Corporation, Tranzyme Pharmaceuticals Inc, Respirics Inc, and SmartPath Inc. Through the companies he has invested in, he has participated in four product candidates that advanced from pre-clinical to clinical development, two of which received 510K approval for commercialization by the FDA. Mr Tetlow earned a BSc in Engineering, with honors, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA, with honors, from the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career

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	Calvert Research Managing Director (past) Email: [email protected]
	Research Triangle Ventures LLC N/A (past)