About
Aditya Kohli is a Partner at Frazier Life Sciences focused on company creation, and has co-founded six companies since joining the firm in 2016, including HilleVax, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, and Scout Bio. He was Chief Business Officer of Phathom Pharmaceuticals (2019-2021) and Chief Operating Officer of HilleVax (2020-2024). Earlier he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company serving biopharmaceutical clients, and he holds a Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley-UCSF joint bioengineering program along with B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in biological engineering from MIT.
Invests in
Biotech
Board director at Scout Bio Inc
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Experience
- Frazier Life SciencesPartnercurrent2025 — present
- Frazier Life SciencesVenture Partner2021 — 2025
- Frazier Life SciencesPrincipal2020 — 2021
- Frazier Life SciencesVice President2018 — 2019
- Frazier Life SciencesSenior Associate2016 — 2017
- HilleVaxBoard Director2021 — 2025
- HilleVaxCBO & Co-Founder2024
- HilleVaxCOO & Co-Founder2020 — 2024
- Scout BioBoard Director & Co-founder2019 — 2024
- Phathom PharmaceuticalsChief Business Officer & Co-founder2019 — 2021
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2016New York
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
Deals · 1
Scout Bio IncBoard seat
via Frazier Life Sciences · filed Apr 2019 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
HilleVax
Investor
Phathom Pharmaceuticals
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences
Adam Simpson
Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Albert Cha
Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Ali Jackson
Vice President and Counsel, Public Funds at Frazier Life Sciences
Amanda Wilson
Senior Tax Manager at Frazier Life Sciences
Angel Martin
Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
Angie You
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
Anna H. Chen
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
April Petersen
Senior Accountant at Frazier Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aditya Kohli?
- Aditya Kohli is a Partner at Frazier Life Sciences focused on company creation, and has co-founded six companies since joining the firm in 2016, including HilleVax, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, and Scout Bio. He was Chief Business Officer of Phathom Pharmaceuticals (2019-2021) and Chief Operating Officer of HilleVax (2020-2024). Earlier he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company serving biopharmaceutical clients, and he holds a Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley-UCSF joint bioengineering program along with B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in biological engineering from MIT.
- Where does Aditya Kohli work?
- Aditya Kohli is Partner at Frazier Life Sciences and Board director at Scout Bio Inc.
- What does Aditya Kohli invest in?
- Aditya Kohli invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Aditya Kohli sit on?
- Aditya Kohli holds tracked board seats at HilleVax, Scout Bio Inc, Scout Bio Inc.
- What companies has Aditya Kohli invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Phathom Pharmaceuticals.
- Where did Aditya Kohli go to school?
- Aditya Kohli studied at University of California, San Francisco (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering); University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. / M.Eng., Bioengineering).
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