Experience and Creativity
Sarasota Ventures is led by Peter Simpson.
Fifty-six years of business experience have taken Peter all over the globe. He has lived and worked in the US, UK and Belgium. He has operated in most of the world’s major markets, including Japan, China and all of Europe with most of his career being spent in the Specialty Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotechnology industries.
His experiences have included being the General Manager of an $50m major global business, CFO of several companies, and Strategic Planning Executive for businesses up to $2.5BN of revenue, as well as acquisitions and divestments of $3.5bn value, all within the precursor units of AstraZeneca.
About Peter
Following his corporate career he founded a number of consulting firms, including Segmedica, Inc., the first practitioner of psychological sciences in healthcare market research.
Peter is a frequent speaker on healthcare issues at conferences and internal client meetings He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Intellus, the premier association of life science market researchers, and is still very active on various initiatives. He is also a history scholar and author and a member of the Medieval Academy of America, serving on the Advocacy Committee.
