John Hartnett

Founder & CEO

2010 - Current

SVG ventures is an investment and advisory firm that partners with public and private organisations on Strategy, Innovation and Investment. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is the leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities and investors. With a community of over 2,200 startups from 92 countries, the SVG-THRIVE platform invests, accelerates and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally.

Founder

2014

THRIVE is an Innovation and Venture platform working with Fortune 500 corporations, start ups, growers and universities to advance the future of Food and Agriculture through innovation and technology. Through its corporate open innovation program, annual seed accelerator, technology & innovation forums, and investment fund, THRIVE helps innovative technology companies disrupt, scale and lead in the global market.

Founder & President

2007

Chair Of The Board Of Directors

2009 - 2017

Joined as Chairman & lead investor in 2009 when SiSaf was a research pre-seed start up. We built the business plan, the team, GTM and today SiSaf has scaled to a $100M + growth company. SiSaf is an innovative drug delivery company specializing in design and formulation of topical delivery systems for a wide range of medical, cosmetic, skin care applications. www.sisaf.co.uk

Executive Chairman

2013 - 2017

We developed the business plan in late 2012 and spun out Chita from Elan pharmaceuticals in March 2013. We then built the dev team & developed the Chita cloud based content management and colloboration system on the Box platform. We successfully exited and sold chita to Medidata (NASDAQ: MDSO) in February 2017.

Board Director

2014 - 2016

Joined the Aer Lingus board in January 2014 and chaired the Technology subcommittee, Member of Appointments, M&A subcommittees - played an instrumental role leading the technology strategy, hiring new CEO and the IAG acquisition.

Board Director

2008 - 2010

G24 Innovations (G24i), a Global solar company, is the world’s first to commercially manufacture next generation Dye-Sensitized Thin Film solar cells, an alternative to traditional silicon solar cells.

Senior Vice President Global Markets

2005 - 2008

As senior vice president, worldwide sales and customer support, John is responsible for Palm's sales and customer support for all channels, including retail, distribution, carrier, eCommerce and Palm's Retail Stores.

Senior Vice President Americas

2005 - 2005

Vice President, Direct Business, Sales Development & Accessories

2003 - 2005

Vice President ,Global Operations and eCommerce

2000 - 2003

SVP, Marketing, Service & Support

1999 - 2000

Vice President/GM, International

1996 - 1999