John Robinson.
MD, ORIGINATION
My formative years within banking were spent at HSBC serving Funds and Corporate clients. However, in 2015 the opportunity arose to join Silicon Valley Bank and participate in the technology boom.
Once in, I quickly saw a product gap and was given the opportunity to do something about it. I spent the next several years building from scratch an ability to finance the ambitions of European Venture Capitalists, a community integral to the SVB brand but completely overlooked and underserved. That flame still burns passionately today and is why I have joined Balance.
At work, as in life, I revel in solving problems, and am fiercely competitive. From an early age these traits manifested in a love for chess, and now fuel my athletic endurance pursuits as I chase down Triathlon and Ironman accolades.