After a successful career investing institutionally, John Rodakis now primarily invests his own money and advises early stage companies through his investment vehicle GateBridge Investments.

John has a deep and broad experience base that he brings to early stage companies having worked in both Venture Capital – with Bessemer Venture Partners, one of the country’s premiere venture funds and Leveraged Buyouts – with Golden Gate Capital, one of the most successful LBO funds in the world. John’s skill in advising companies was honed at Broadview Associate a technology M&A firm and McKinsey & Company.

John Rodakis has a B.S. in molecular biology from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Harvard University.