Peter Brooke

Bio

Mr Brooke’s long and successful career in venture capital and private equity began in the 1950’s. After a brief time in the US Army, he joined the First National Bank of Boston as a loan officer. While at the bank, he helped form the High Technology Lending Group and began his deep involvement in venture capital investing. Mr Brooke left the First National Bank of Boston and became the head of venture capital and special situation investing at Bessemer Securities Corporation in 1961. In 1963, he left Bessemer to form a venture capital management company with the partners of Tucker, Anthony & RL Day, a New York Stock Exchange member firm. Three years later, Mr Brooke became the partner in charge of Tucker Anthony’s corporate finance and venture capital departments. In 1968, he formed TA Associates, which has since become one of the largest venture capital firms in the United States. Mr Brooke was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.