DREW GRAHAM

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, BALLAST POINT VENTURES, TAMPA

Ballast Point Ventures is a late-stage venture capital firm managing $550 million across four funds. BPV has invested growth equity capital in over 65 growing private companies in the health care, software and tech-enabled services industries since its founding in 2001. Graham has served as chair of the Tampa General Hospital Foundation and is the current chair of Tampa General Hospital's board of directors.

EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA),
Harvard Business School (MBA)

FIRST JOB: A friend and I mowed lawns in our neighborhood in junior high school. In high school, I worked in the electronics department at a local store.

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: An investigative journalist. I enjoy writing, and I love going deep on topics of public interest. There are many times the facts don’t support the popular narrative.

SOMETHING SURPRISING: My wife and I power walk over 1,200 miles together each year.