Starting fresh

John Haag, having recently joined San Francisco venture capital firm CMEA Ventures as CFO and COO, has the enviable opportunity to build from scratch a fund administration and finance function based on the lessons he has drawn from years of experience at other investment firms. Haag was most recently the CFO and COO of San Francisco biotech venture capital and merchant banking firm Burrill & Company. PEM recently spoke with Haag about his preferences in building a system to serve his chief clients - LPs and GPs.