Formerly: five years as a Consultant, McKinsey & Company in several European offices, advising major corporations on a number of strategic and organizational matters, including European entry strategies, strategic positioning, marketing, and new product introductions. 1996, co-founded Index Ventures; formerly involved with several Index investments, including RPX (Nasdaq: RPXC), Ciao (Microsoft), Milestone Systems (Canon), MutuiOnLine (MOL.MI), Numerical Technologies (Synopsis), Virata (Nasdaq: VRTA, Conexant) and Digiquant (Intec); current investments include Ozon.ru, Zendesk (Nasdaq: ZEN), The Cambridge Satchel Company, Moleskine (MSK.MI) and Privalia Venta Directa; investment focus is on growth-stage companies, especially in the areas of online services and software, e-commerce, digital brands and healthcare.