Christian T. Staby (Munich, Germany) is a Managing Director of Perseus’ affiliate in Germany, Perseus Beteiligungsberatung GmbH. He was previously a Partner at eM Investor Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, a private equity management company, and an Investment Manager at the e-millennium 1 Verwaltung GmbH venture capital fund. In both positions, Mr. Staby participated in all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, due diligence, financial modeling, and structuring and negotiating buyouts, growth equity, and venture investments. Prior to his work at eM Investor Beteiligungsberatung GmbH and e-millennium 1 Verwaltung GmbH, Mr. Staby was an Investment Director at BFD Capital Beteiligungen GmbH, a venture capital firm. Mr. Staby is a former Vice President in the Corporate Strategy Division of Deutsche Bank AG. While there, he led the development of the Global Corporate and Investment Banking unit’s five-year strategic plan. Mr. Staby was a Case Team Leader in the Munich office of Bain & Company from 1996 to 1999, and has also held positions at Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and Massalin Particulares S.A. Mr. Staby serves on the Board of Directors of the following Perseus portfolio companies: Baumot AG and Deutsche KWK Holding GmbH. Mr. Staby holds an M.S. in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, München, and an M.B.A. from IMD, Lausanne.