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Brigitte Smith has ten years experience in venture capital, business strategy and start-up company operations. Brigitte has been investing and managing investments for GBS’s $150m of life science specialized venture capital funds for the last seven years. Prior to joining GBS Brigitte worked in the US and Australia in operating roles with early stage technology based companies, and at Bain & Company as a strategic management consultant. Ms Smith has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Business Administration (Honours) from the Harvard Business School and a Master of International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, both in Boston, USA. Ms Smith is also an adjunct lecturer in Entrepreneurial Finance at the Melbourne Business School. Brigitte is on the board of GBS portfolio companies, Dynamic Hearing, Kalobios, Pharmaxis Pharmaceuticals, Proacta Therapeutics, and Smart Drug Systems. | 