Mr Geoffrey Prentice

KANDO id: 40395

Bio

Was Chief Strategy Officer at Skype, and also the first employee. Oversaw the expansion of Skype into Asia and Latin America and was responsible for its initial business plan development and fundraising activities. Played an instrumental role in the $3.1bn exit to eBay inc in 2005. Prior to Skype, was director of investments at Target Investments AB, Stockholm, a publicly traded investment company focused on new media and telecommunications. Earlier in his career, oversaw the North American operations for a venture-backed competitive intelligence company based in Amsterdam, and started his career in San Francisco at Robertson Stephens, a boutique investment bank, where he worked with a wide range of public and private companies. Serves on the board of WooMe. Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan.

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