Will Hooks
Associate at SANTÉ
Will Hooks
Associate at SANTÉ
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Associate
2024 - Current
• Directly collaborate with Portfolio Company CEOs on multiple key projects to inform business strategy • Founding Member of Santé’s Portfolio Services Group and AI Working Group in order to advance 18+ portfolio companies from early-stage through robust maturation and implement AI tools to improve efficiency • Generated research and analysis for Santé’s Fund V thesis ($300M+ ongoing) • Improve the function and offerings of Santé’s Portfolio Services Group and interface directly with portfolio company CEOs to strengthen the value of Santé’s investments
Analyst
2021 - 2024
• Manage incoming deal flow, including the assessment of 1000+ start-ups to date for the Santé portfolio • Generate internal and external thematic research in order to hone Santé’s life sciences investment thesis • Overhauled the education program for Santé interns, externs, and fellows to maximize the efficiency of employee onboarding. Directed and educated multiple classes of interns/externs to bolster research in Santé’s investment areas of interest
Director Of Business Development
2020 - 2021
• Manager of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and structuring of a 15+ person international sales team • Reports directly to CEO and liaises with government clients and contractors • Facilitates ongoing company sales of millions of units of PPE and medical products • Develops and executes marketing strategy including website, media materials, and content distribution
Branch Founder
2020 - 2021
Founder and owner of the FS Medical Supplies Austin, TX retail and wholesale branch. FS Medical Supplies addresses the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic by selling high-quality, wholesale products with secure logistics. • Secured seed funding, instituted banking and accounting procedures, managed working capital and operating expenditures, established purchasing protocols and inventory controls for retail location while simultaneously continuing role with wholesale operations • Generated hundreds of B2B and B2C leads, negotiated and brokered 20+ wholesale deals to state and national organizations, coordinated international PPE procurement, warehousing, distribution, and CRM • Navigated highly volatile price elasticity of demand in an rapidly-changing regulatory and supply/demand environment to capture optimal inventory and sales margin
Financial Analyst Intern
2019 - 2019
Santé Ventures is an early stage life science venture capital firm with $525M in assets under management. • Led a strategic research project examining the link between the unicorn phenomenon and secondary markets • Presented research project results to partnership which resulted in consideration from Santé's team to explore secondary trades not only as a potential exit route, but also as a trading strategy • Leveraged several databases and research reports in order to synthesize internal and external observations
Renewable Energy Development Intern
2018 - 2018
Engie is the #1 independent power producer in the world, and #1 producer of non-nuclear energy, operating in more than 70 countries covering 5 continents. • Researched the viability of carbon neutral technologies, analyzed market trends for renewable energy, and identified potential sites for energy generation • Collected and presented data regarding developments in multiple economic sectors including but not limited to: renewable opportunities for higher education campuses, renewable trends in data centers, and renewable energy use in airports
Renewable Energy Intern
2017 - 2017
BNB Renewable Energy holdings is a lead developer of wind, solar, and biogas power plants in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. • Contributed to strategic planning for the multinational development of a 300-hectare solar installation site and its associated interconnection requirements in Mexico • Site specific study of a potential $150M multiphase 100MW solar array project in North Texas
Mentor Intern
2017 - 2017
Capital Factory’s mission is to be the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking. • Coordinator of more than 150 Mentors at Capital Factory - some of the most successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, and executives in Austin
Consultant
2016 - 2016
• Advised on the creation and implementation of food safety practices for Celiac-safe, gluten-free dining at Stanford’s Dining Halls
Laboratory Assistant
2015 - 2016
• Processed Yukon shale rock samples for statistical analysis of heavy metal geochemical data to determine Proterozoic oxygenation
Research Intern
2013 - 2015
• Designed spectrometer identification of microfossils from Texas caves and researched spectrometer identification of unknown preservation materials such as acryloid polymers • Prepared and restored fossil specimens (cetacean, phytosaur) out of rock matrix
Intern
2012 - 2013
• Prepared and maintained new museum specimens (Mexican Agates, Madagascar Ammonites) • Conducted data collection and organization for the Texas Memorial Museum Collection
Education
Continuing Education
2024 - 2024
Master's of Science
2019 - 2020
Bachelor’s of Science
2015 - 2020
Stanford's Bing Overseas Studies Program
2019 - 2019
High School
2008 - 2015
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