Mr. Jerry Choate, BA

Mr. Choate has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance as a business founder, investment banker, business development director, and strategic advisor for various public and private healthcare, life sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies. He also serves as founder and Managing Partner of Think Capital Advisors, a privately held specialty, global advisory firm that combines growth strategy, corporate finance for life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors to drive shareholder value. Jerry also owns a national insurance group, The Choate Agency, with over 100 agents. During his tenure, Think Capital Advisors successfully assisted early stagecompanies to profitability and participated in over $1 billion of corporate finance advisory. Mr. Choate has also served as Managing Director at MidSouthCapital, a boutique investment banking group. One of his clients at MidSouth was eventually sold to GE Healthcare for $587 million. Mr. Choate has further served as Managing Director at Moody Capital, a boutique investment banking group focusing on venture financing and public financing in the life sciences and healthcare market. He has been Vice President at TSG Partners, a global life sciences advisory firm. He graduated from the University of South Carolina’s Business School and completed a global business program at the Economics University of Vienna, Austria.