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The AbbVie Mafia
17 people came through AbbVie and went on to found or lead other companies.
Evan MurphySenior Software EngineerFounded Zitara +1Matthew RastovacSoftware Engineering InternFounded Atmos +1Howard BermanMedical AffairsFounded Coya Therapeutics +1Nick GasbarroGovernment Affairs InternFounded CognizantRoss LeimbergDirectorFounded Cantai TherapeuticsDonmienne LeungDirector II, Head of AbbVie Ventures EuropeFounded ThirtyFiveBio LimitedJim Sullivan, Ph.D.Vice President Global DiscoveryFounded Vanqua BioYuga PatelAutomation Engineering InternFounded EkpaChirag JoshiEngineering Co-OpFounded Daisy AIEmily ColmanSpecialty Sales RepresentativeFounded RonanRx Inc.Bill GrossmanTherapeutic Area Lead, Oncology - Global Pharmaceutical R&D/Global Medical AffairsFounded OnckoMarcus EdwardsEngineering InternFounded StationwiseChristopher KorbanPharmeceutical SalesFounded RevilicoJohn LeonardSVP Global Pharmaceutical R&DFounded Intellia TherapeuticsJigar PatelVice President & Head of Nimble TherapeuticsFounded Nimble TherapeuticsSimon XiHead of Computational Biology and Genomics, FNCFounded Rgenta TherapeuticsAnton BespalovDirector and Head, Department of PharmacologyFounded Exciva
Frequently asked questions
- What is the AbbVie mafia?
- The AbbVie mafia is the network of 17 people who came through AbbVie and went on to found or lead other companies, including Zitara, Atmos, Coya Therapeutics, Cognizant, Cantai Therapeutics.
- Who is in the AbbVie mafia?
- Notable members include Evan Murphy (Zitara), Matthew Rastovac (Atmos), Howard Berman (Coya Therapeutics), Nick Gasbarro (Cognizant), Ross Leimberg (Cantai Therapeutics), Donmienne Leung (ThirtyFiveBio Limited), Jim Sullivan, Ph.D. (Vanqua Bio), Yuga Patel (Ekpa), among 17 tracked members.
- What companies did AbbVie alumni found?
- Companies founded by AbbVie alumni include Zitara, Atmos, Coya Therapeutics, Cognizant, Cantai Therapeutics, ThirtyFiveBio Limited, Vanqua Bio, Ekpa, Daisy AI, RonanRx Inc..