Paul Watson, Principal, The Context Network
Paul has a diverse background in investment analysis, strategy development and project management. Paul brings a broad range of experience from the financial and life sciences industries to consulting projects. Prior to Context Paul was an investment consultant at Summit Strategies where he evaluated private equity and real assets opportunities for pension and endowments clients. Paul also worked on Monsanto’s Corporate Strategy team with a primary focus on Mergers & Acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Paul was a stock analyst at A.G. Edwards following Biotechnology and Health Care stocks. Paul was a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers focused on life sciences.
His areas of focus include:
— Strategy development and financial forecasting
— Investment opportunity evaluation
— Mergers and acquisitions valuation and analysis
— Market opportunity assessments for new technologies
— Competitive intelligence and market analysis
— Agriculture development
— Private equity and real assets investment evaluation
— Education & Certification:
• MBA, Washington University in St. Louis
• BA, Computer Science, DePauw University