Robert Aholt

I am fortunate to be a member, and on the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Angels, a private early stage investment group of leading individual investors. I have invested in early stage companies providing long-term human and financial capital to help build the companies into successful entities. Typically, the focus is on technology and bio-tech/life sciences areas. As an active advisor to early stage companies, I engage as an official Board of Director and Board of Advisor as well as providing one-on-one guidance. Once on board, my role is typically in business development – sales, revenue generation, operations and finance.

I am also the managing director at Systems Consulting and Design, LLC, a boutique-consulting firm that supports clients in information technology and strategy areas. Previously, I was a founding partner at Systems Development, Inc., a closely held corporation focusing on management and IT consulting. As a principal of SDI, I helped shepherd its growth into a multi-million dollar organization. My field of expertise and experience includes: accounting, finance & investments, information technology leadership & management, operations, business development and strategy implementation.

As the largest investor and the Chief Operating Officer of Phase III Medical, Inc, a publicly traded company, I helped lead an organization focused on revenue and royalty sharing in the life sciences and biotechnology arenas. Phase III provided both capital and guidance to portfolio companies.

My education includes an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in International Finance and Investment Analysis. I was on the Honor’s & Dean’s list and also Chairman of Governmental Affairs for the USC Senate and Chairman of Finance and Fund Raising for the Collegiate Council Board of Directors. I have a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a dual Major in Business Economics and Communication Studies.