Mr Luke Hakes

KANDO id: 38777

Bio

Focuses on sourcing deal flow, evaluating and assessing potential investee companies and portfolio management. Has considerable experience in the assessment of business challenges and strategies and, in his previous role, was instrumental in delivering solutions that helped grow business lines and measurably improve operations. Prior to joining Octopus, worked in both the scientific and management consultancy sectors. After commencing his career as a research scientist, held positions in sales at Apple and as a management consultant where he acted as a business analyst at Goldman Sachs. Represents Octopus on the boards of Phasor Solutions, Surrey NanoSystems, Elonics and UltraSoC. First class degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. MSc with distinction in Bioinformatics. PhD in Computational Genetics from The University of Manchester. Recipient of a number of academic awards.

Education