Peter Kash

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Peter Morgan Kash is a successful biomedical venture capitalist who has capitalized himself on what he calls the web of life to bring him incredible business success as well as personal joy and fulfillment. He currently serves as co-founder and Chairman of Two River Group Holdings, LLC.

Peter is an internationally acclaimed inspirational lecturer having done over 100 presentations in more than thirty-five countries including, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Russia, Israel, Abu Dhabi and Egypt. In his inspiring, educational, and uniquely personable presentations, Peter focuses on the future of medicine and the impact of biotechnology on all of our lives.

Among his professional achievements, Peter has co-raised nearly $600 million in private equity financings for more than 20 biopharmaceutical companies. Peter is a co-founder and former Vice Chairman of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., which specializes in diabetes and cancer therapies. He has also served on the board of directors of several privately held and publicly traded biotechnology companies and currently serves as Vice Chairman of Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which specializes in breakthrough pain medications and Tigris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which focuses on cervical cancer.

Peter also lectures on Succeeding Through Failure. His first book, Make Your Own Luck, published on November 16, 2001 has been hailed as a "must read for anyone who wants to be successful in life". In the book, Peter draws on his own stories of serendipitous opportunities, as well as unexplainable coincidences and chance encounters that opened new doors to others. In his original view on what makes for business success, Peter illustrates how to recognize and seize the moments that turn dreams of great fortune into reality. To date Make Your Own Luck, has been published worldwide and is translated into six different languages.

Peter 's second book entitled The End of Disease which is about biotechnology and the miracles it has produced and continues to produce.

Peter has served as a Professor of Entrepreneurship for over sixteen years including four years at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania from 1996-2000. Currently, he serves as a Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business at Nihon University in Tokyo.


Peter has been a member of YPO since 2000 and keeps himself busy spending time with his wife, Donna, and his four children. He also serves on the Board of Keren-Or, a charity for blind and multi-handicapped children, as well as Kids Kicking Cancer, a charity for terminally ill children. In his spare time, Peter is currently completing his Doctorate in Education and has taken post-graduate classes on making Boards of Directors more effective at Harvard Business School.

Lastly, you might have seen Peter as a television host for FNN's business program International Spotlight, or as a guest on CNN and Fox News