As I spent a few years as a medical doctor, my first exposure to private equity came perhaps a little later in life than most. I was first introduced to PE as a strategy consultant, though this was more from the numbers and market side of the equation. It wasn’t until I joined Phoenix that I got to experience just how important investing in founders, teams, and the ideas they’ve built from the ground up is.

Somewhere warm with coral reef and plenty of marine life. I’ve been lucky enough to freedive in some amazing places, and it’s always the playful fish and chance I might spot a whale or whale shark that keeps me going back.

I was recommended How to Solve It by a great professor during my time at Stanford University – its simple but thought-provoking principles have stuck with me over time, even though I’m no mathematician!