Josh Geballe

Great. Thanks, Vince, for having me. I'm delighted to be here. As you point out, I started at Yale as an undergraduate, worked for a few years, went back to Yale to the School of Management to get an MBA, and then spent the majority of my career in the technology industry, so initially 11 years at IBM.

Great. Thanks, Vince, for having me. I'm delighted to be here. As you point out, I started at Yale as an undergraduate, worked for a few years, went back to Yale to the School of Management to get an MBA, and then spent the majority of my career in the technology industry, so initially 11 years at IBM.

climbing the corporate ladder, a number of different roles and client facing consulting roles, the integral finance organization, general management, but left to become the CEO of a software startup that was doing scientific data management, cloud software as a service for scientists and grew that company.

climbing the corporate ladder, a number of different roles and client facing consulting roles, the integral finance organization, general management, but left to become the CEO of a software startup that was doing scientific data management, cloud software as a service for scientists and grew that company.

Over a number of years, ultimately we were acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, one of the major global scientific tools companies. Worked there for a couple of years as running a new division they created when we were acquired called Digital Science. That was a combination of our business plus some other software assets that they had.

Over a number of years, ultimately we were acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, one of the major global scientific tools companies. Worked there for a couple of years as running a new division they created when we were acquired called Digital Science. That was a combination of our business plus some other software assets that they had.

And once that was integration was set up and my team was integrated, Left was taking some time off for the first time in my career. And he got a call from the woman who led the Series B investment in my startup company, letting me know that Her husband had just got elected governor of the state of Connecticut and asking if I wanted to get involved in the administration.

And once that was integration was set up and my team was integrated, Left was taking some time off for the first time in my career. And he got a call from the woman who led the Series B investment in my startup company, letting me know that Her husband had just got elected governor of the state of Connecticut and asking if I wanted to get involved in the administration.

And so that led to three years of a detour into the public sector where I worked for the governor here in Connecticut as the chief operating officer for the state responsible for all the executive branch agencies and

And so that led to three years of a detour into the public sector where I worked for the governor here in Connecticut as the chief operating officer for the state responsible for all the executive branch agencies and

Did that for three years when this new opportunity presented itself to come back to Yale to a new role that was created to bring together all the programs and services that support entrepreneurs, innovators at Yale looking to have an impact in the world. So I'm sure we'll talk about that more, but that's my journey in a nutshell.

Did that for three years when this new opportunity presented itself to come back to Yale to a new role that was created to bring together all the programs and services that support entrepreneurs, innovators at Yale looking to have an impact in the world. So I'm sure we'll talk about that more, but that's my journey in a nutshell.

Yeah, I think there's really been two common themes that I've been seeking out at each step. And first is impact, wanting to be in a position where the work that I was doing was making a useful impact in the world, solving a problem or contributing to solving problems that I thought were important to solve. And that if successful, would have a really positive impact on society more generally.

Yeah, I think there's really been two common themes that I've been seeking out at each step. And first is impact, wanting to be in a position where the work that I was doing was making a useful impact in the world, solving a problem or contributing to solving problems that I thought were important to solve. And that if successful, would have a really positive impact on society more generally.

So that's one. And then the second one was seeking out interesting challenges where I felt like I would learn, where I'd be challenged, where I would have to push myself to get better and to grow as a professional, as a person. And so those have been the two common threads that maybe weave together what would otherwise look like a rather unusual career journey that I've been on.

So that's one. And then the second one was seeking out interesting challenges where I felt like I would learn, where I'd be challenged, where I would have to push myself to get better and to grow as a professional, as a person. And so those have been the two common threads that maybe weave together what would otherwise look like a rather unusual career journey that I've been on.

Yeah, it's a interesting question. It's a very, it's a very deep question. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm going to answer it with a very shallow answer, which is ultimately, I think it was each of these big changes. It was just following my gut instinct.

Yeah, it's a interesting question. It's a very, it's a very deep question. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm going to answer it with a very shallow answer, which is ultimately, I think it was each of these big changes. It was just following my gut instinct.

I think in each step, when opportunities presented themselves, I just pretty quickly would come to an instinct on whether it was a good idea or not. And I just followed that instinct. But in the end, I think it's really, for me at least, it's been that simple. And fortunately, there's none of those kind of gut instinct decisions I've made over the years.

I think in each step, when opportunities presented themselves, I just pretty quickly would come to an instinct on whether it was a good idea or not. And I just followed that instinct. But in the end, I think it's really, for me at least, it's been that simple. And fortunately, there's none of those kind of gut instinct decisions I've made over the years.