Chuck Newhall is a decorated combat veteran of Vietnam, serving with the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the A Shau Valley where he earned the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars with V(1st OLC.) He is a co-founder of New Enterprise Associates (NEA), playing a major role in formulating NEA's investment strategy which was instrumental in financing the dramatic changes in both the health care services and pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Association (MAVA) and served on the board of numerous charitable and community institutions including the Greater Baltimore Committee and Baltimore Museum of Art. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an honors degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. Fearful Odds is his first book.
