John Keith, Angel Investor

John Keith is a Managing Director and Head of Financial Institution Coverage at BNP Paribas, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. He is a Startup Mentor through an Accelerator that supports founders, operators, and investors through the firm's fellowship and accelerator programs. He was a former Chair at Atamo Diagnostics and a former Non-Executive Director at Ascham Foundation. John is also an angel investor primarily in the seed funding round. His portfolio includes Plug, a wholesale auction based in Santa Monica, California, that facilitates online buying and selling of used EVs. "I am passionate about new enterprises and strategy evolution, investing at an early stage, and looking to help scale. I am particularly passionate about education. As the beneficiary of working with great founders and being a student in extraordinary programs, I hope to help start-ups work out growth paths and continuously evolve."