#2 Rob LeBlanc (VC'01) & Suneel Gokhale (VC'96) interviewed by Aidan Sullivan (VC'96) on Venture Capital, Living Abroad and much more

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Vancouver College Alumni Association

Stephen Jagger

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The Vancouver College Alumni Association is a member driven organization aimed at bringing all alumni together. This podcast is designed to bring alumni together from all over the world to listen to fellow alumni and their stories.

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#2 Rob LeBlanc (VC'01) & Suneel Gokhale (VC'96) interviewed by Aidan Sullivan (VC'96) on Venture Capital, Living Abroad and much more

Vancouver College Alumni Association

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5 years ago

#2 Rob LeBlanc (VC'01) & Suneel Gokhale (VC'96) interviewed by Aidan Sullivan (VC'96) on Venture Capital, Living Abroad and much more

Come listen to VC Alumni Rob LeBlanc (Johannesburg) & Suneel Gokhale (Dubai) talk about their time at VC, living abroad and venture capital.

Guest: Rob LeBlanc:

Rob LeBlanc (VC'01) is an experienced early-stage SME VCPE investor, social entrepreneur, and corporate finance practitioner currently living in Johannesburg. Having more than a decade of consulting, transacting and entrepreneurial experience across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Rob has developed unique expertise across the SME VCPE lifecycle, including in strategy formulation, social impact theories of change, capital raising, fund structuring, deal origination, target screening, valuation, deal structuring, B-BBEE regulation, due diligence, contracting, leadership succession, management incentivization and post-investment value creation. Rob received his BCom (with Great Distinction) from McGill University, and his MBA (with High Distinction) from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar. (Bio)

Guest: Suneel Gokhale

Suneel Gokhale (VC'96) is a Founding Partner of VentureSouq currently living in Dubai. Previously, he was Senior Legal Counsel to Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC), a large sovereign wealth fund based in the UAE, advising on global M&A, investment fund (VC, PE and hedge funds) and capital markets transactions. Prior to this, Suneel practiced in the Corporate group of Allen & Overy's Abu Dhabi office and at Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto in the firm's Corporate Finance & Securities group. Suneel obtained a JD (with a concentration in business law) from the University of British Columbia, an MSc from the London School of Economics and a B.A. (Honours) from McMaster University (summa cum laude). (Bio)

Interviewer: Aidan Sullivan

Aidan Sullivan (VC'96) is an expat with 15 years+ experience in China as a financial advisor, venture backed entrepreneur, angel investor and management consultant. He is currently the Managing Director for FM Resources China (A Forbes & Manhattan Subsidiary) living in Shanghai. (Bio)

Moderator: Stephen Jagger

Stephen Jagger (VC'96) is the co-President of the Vancouver College Alumni Association and co-founder of addyinvest.com (Bio)