Andrew co-founded BioPacificVentures from Agresearch's commercialisation arm, Celentis, in 2004. He has a PhD in the life sciences as well as formal training in management. Andrew was a foundation executive of Celentis, before which he had been General Manager – Investment, at AgResearch. Prior to joining AgResearch, Andrew headed two research institutes in Australia, coming from a research career in veterinary science.