John Pearson brings nearly two decades of public markets experience from roles including Head of Global Capital Goods equity research at Merrill Lynch and partner at hedge fund Adelphi Capital to his venture investing at Parkwalk Advisors, giving him a valuation-driven approach that's uncommon among early-stage investors. As Chief Investment Officer, he continues to serve on the boards of highly technical university spin-outs in niche areas like quantum-secure IoT, digital scent technology, and power semiconductors, championing non-consensus deeptech applications emerging from UK research.