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David Summa

OPERATING PARTNER

Business Development Professional

Dave is an Operating Partner at Genoa Ventures. He is an experienced CEO, a former McKinsey partner where he led the Global Innovation Practice, and has a lifetime of experience researching and developing new products across many industries. Dave is passionate about helping companies innovate business models to capture value from disruptive products and services. Dave takes pride in helping his companies and their teams be prepared for the challenges and opportunities that come with accelerated growth. Having been an advisor, executive, and now investor, Dave has a holistic view of building companies.

Dave's CEO roles include Acumen Pharmaceuticals [ABOS], Kinestral (now Halio), and Mendel Biotechnology. Since 2014, Dave has been a Partner at Business Model Innovations, LLC (BMI), a premier firm for business model innovation serving disruptive companies globally. Dave is excited to work with Genoa to help build great companies using the experience gained from boards, as a CEO, as a McKinsey partner, and now as an investor

David received his BS and Masters of Chemical Engineering degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.