11- Physician-Investor Series: Ben Robbins, MD (GV)

Episode 11 November 17, 2021 00:46:43
11- Physician-Investor Series: Ben Robbins, MD (GV)
Physicians Off The Beaten Path
11- Physician-Investor Series: Ben Robbins, MD (GV)

Nov 17 2021 | 00:46:43

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Hosted By

Alexey Youssef Shad Faraz

Show Notes

How can MDs interested in venture capital and entrepreneurship break into a very network-driven industry? How can being a doctor in the VC world helps you differentiate your investing mindset? In this episode, we answer all these questions and more with our guest, Ben Robbins, M.D.

Ben is a venture partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures), the venture capital investment arm of Alphabet Inc. Ben's investments focus on healthcare delivery and neuropsychiatric therapeutics. He has served on the boards of numerous companies such as Aspire Health and Brightline.

Ben completed psychiatric training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Before that, he received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, MBA from Harvard Business School, and B.A. with honours from Dartmouth College.

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