Each member of the team has founded and run companies. We have created jobs and led incredible growth, addressed challenges to our businesses, and managed through the pandemic. Each of us has also personally invested in startups and coached other founders to success.

Peter G. Dodge

Chairman and
Chief Investment Officer

Peter Dodge is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of GP Ventures. Peter is also Founder and Chief Performance Officer of Hanover Research, which provides knowledge support to more than 1,400 for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Hanover Research has been recognized by the American Marketing Association as a Global Top 50 market research firm. In 2014, he launched The Peter G. Dodge Foundation, which funds promising new treatments for alcohol dependence and provides assistance to alcohol addicts and their families.

Ben Lieblich

Partner
 

Ben Lieblich has been a partner in GP Ventures since its founding and formerly oversaw its operations and due diligence processes. He remains active in sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities. He has served as the chief financial officer or a financial consultant for more than a dozen enterprises, including Hanover Research, the Cleveland Clinic, and StreamlineMD, a company of which he was also co-founder and President.

Tom D. Basile

Partner
 

Tom Basile is a partner in GP Ventures with responsibility tied to deal sourcing and review, fund operations, and post-investment portfolio company support. As an experienced entrepreneur, he has developed and led several companies, including InkWorks, a technology, production, and logistics company serving enterprises across a diverse set of sectors, leading the company to a 14x return on its early-stage capital.