Ventures
Darren Adams

Darren Adams

Managing Director,
Strategy, Marketing and Operations

Current role

Darren oversees strategy for marketing and operations for Philips Ventures. As an investor and executive team member, he has seen multiple start-ups through rounds of funding to Series B. He also has experience as an entrepreneur, having founded several software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-ups with successful exits.

 

Darren believes that it’s an amazing time to in healthcare, when people gathered in small rooms dream up ideas that reshape the world. He’s proud to play a role in making that happen.

Experience

Darren previously held numerous leadership roles in business development, marketing and innovation across the globe in a variety of industries including online, telecommunications, banking, insurance and health. He holds an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics from Deakin University.   

At Philips and in life, I’m passionate about bringing change to the world, one business at a time, by constantly challenging the norm.”

Areas of focus

 

  • Innovation
  • Customer engagement
  • Business strategy

Darren talks about creativity and inspiration

Video of Darren Adams talking

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