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Mike Gamson

Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Permanent Capital Ventures

Chicago

About

Mike Gamson co-founded Permanent Capital Ventures after a 20+ year career as an operator and investor. He was CEO of AI biotechnology company Evozyne and of legal tech company Relativity, and spent 11 years on LinkedIn's executive team leading a 5,000+ person global sales organization. He is also an active angel investor and serves on several nonprofit boards.

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Experience

  1. Permanent Capital VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. EvozyneVice Chairman of the Board, former CEOcurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. RelativityCEO2019 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
  4. NoneFull-time Dad, husband, son, brother and friend.2019All over the world
  5. LinkedInSVP, Global Solutions2011 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  6. LinkedInVP Sales, Talent Solutions2008 — 2010
  7. LinkedInGM- LinkedIn Research Network2007 — 2008
  8. Advent Software, IncDirector of Product Marketing2004 — 2007
  9. Advent Software, IncSenior Manager, Product Marketing2003 — 2004
  10. Advent Software, IncBusiness Manager2002 — 2003
  11. Advent Software, IncSales Manager2000 — 2002
  12. Advent Software, IncSales Representative1999 — 2000
  13. Bank of AmericaFinancial Analyst1997 — 1998
  14. Viva BurritosFounder1996 — 1997

Education

  1. Amherst CollegeB.A., Comparative Religions and Fine Arts1992 — 1996
  2. Highland Park High School

Skills & more

Sales99Team Management99International Sales96Key Account Management26Building Relationships99Google Analytics10Marketing Management30Professional Services50Leadership99Positioning33Google Adwords9Strategic Alliances18
+12 moreCultureSales ManagementMotivational SpeakingSaaSTeam LeadershipManagementStrategyCRMSocial MediaStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementMarketing

From Mike's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Amherst College85

William ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalPascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at NorthzoneYoni RechtmanPartner at Slow VenturesPaul GoodrichCo-Founder at Madrona Venture GroupConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

+ 79 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Evozyne1

Rosi BodnarExecutive Assistant at Permanent Capital Ventures

Also worked at Relativity5

Rosi BodnarExecutive Assistant at Permanent Capital VenturesMichael GoldsteinGeneral Counsel at APXEric DuboePartner at Chicago VenturesRoger LiewPartner at Impact EngineAndy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland Avenue

Also worked at LinkedIn136

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDeep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 130 more

Also worked at Advent Software, Inc3

Aidan YeawInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesAsiff HirjiAdvisor at Z5 CapitalMonte ZwebenVenture Advisor at AI Fund

Colleagues at Permanent Capital Ventures

Brian Frank
Partner at Permanent Capital Ventures
Ivaldo Basso
Chief Operating Officer at Permanent Capital Ventures
Jason Duboe
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Permanent Capital Ventures
Jessie Abrams
Principal at Permanent Capital Ventures
Nakesha Jasper
Executive Assistant at Permanent Capital Ventures
Rosi Bodnar
Executive Assistant at Permanent Capital Ventures
Wenz Xing
Principal at Permanent Capital Ventures

Network3

Alex Weiss
CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky
Daphne Carmeli
Founder, Entrepreneur, CEO, Angel Investor, Philanthropist, Advisor and Board Member at XRC
George Bousis
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Protagonist

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