Thomas Penn

Bio

Mr. Penn is a Managing Member of the General Partner, a Member of the Investment Committee, and a Managing Director of the Management Company of Penn Venture Partners, L.P. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors for NanoHorizons and Benten BioServices. Mr. Penn is also a Senior Partner of Meridian Capital Partners, a Radnor, PA based private equity firm. He has over 25 years' experience in starting, managing, and financing high growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic region and nationally. Before joining Meridian, he was a Partner at Boston Millennia Partners, a $700 million venture firm focusing on technology investing with an emphasis in life science and healthcare. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Penn was President and CEO of Tektagen, Inc., a leading contract services firm serving the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, which was successfully sold to Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Prior to Tektagen, he was President of Independence Ventures, Inc., a firm that specialized in starting and building high-potential, technology-based companies. Earlier in his career, he held several positions in industry and venture capital. Mr. Penn is the founder of the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia. Among other community activities, he has served as President of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association and was Co-Chair of Pennsylvania's Technology 21 Biotechnology Network. Mr. Penn holds BS degrees from MIT in metallurgy and materials science and in industrial management, an MBA from Stanford, and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania

Career

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	Meridian Venture Partners Partner Email: [email protected]
	Penn Venture Partners LP Managing Director