Peter J Wardle

Bio

Mr Wardle's background includes extensive experience in the fields of venture capital and investment banking. He was founding GP of Newtek Ventures I and II from 1984 until 2002. Both funds were capitalized by institutional investors, including John Deere pension, State of Michigan Retirement Fund, Mutual of Omaha and John Hancock Insurance. Prior to founding Newtek Ventures in 1983, Mr Wardle had been a private venture investor for 16 years. During that time, he made personal venture investments in 15 high-tech companies, all of which were located on the West Coast. Mr Wardle served as Managing Partner of HF Swift & Co (acquired in 1992 by Piper Jaffray), a San Francisco based NYSE investment banking firm, from 1966 to 1978. Mr Wardle graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in Economics and History.