Ira Brind

Ira has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital investing, as well as running, acquiring and divesting companies, with primary experience in healthcare services, technology and biotechnology. Ira currently servesas a member of the Board of Trustees of The Wistar Institute (former Chair of the Board), the University of the Arts, The Connelly Foundation, Thomas Jefferson University, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Young Scholars Charter School.He is a former Partner in Pulse Equity Partners, a private equity firm specializing in healthcare and healthy living investments, and President of Brind Investments, Inc. where he focuses on investing in private equity, venture, real estate and hedge funds. Ira was also instrumental in the creation of the Jefferson-MyrnaBrindCenter for Integrative Medicine at Jefferson University Hospital, named a TopHospital in Integrative Medicine by Philadelphia Magazine. He is a past Chair of the Jefferson Health System and has served on the Boards of Directors of three public companies, and currently serves on several private Boards, including IMVAX. He received both a BA in Biology and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania, and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of the Arts.