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
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
Education
- University of California, San FranciscoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S. / M.Eng., Bioengineering
Same school
Also attended University of California, San Francisco40
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology VenturesAdam CottonPrincipal at Novartis Venture FundKatarina PancePrincipal at SR One Capital Management
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frazier Life Sciences46
Patrick HeronManaging Partner at Frazier Life SciencesDaniel EstesGeneral Partner at Frazier Life SciencesJames W. BrushGeneral Partner and Portfolio Manager at Frazier Life SciencesAnna H. ChenPartner at Frazier Life SciencesGordon EmpeyCOO, Partner and General Counsel at Frazier Life SciencesKevin LiPrincipal at Frazier Life Sciences
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Also worked at Scout Bio6
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Also worked at Phathom Pharmaceuticals1
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Deals · 1
Scout Bio IncBoard seat
via Frazier Life Sciences · filed Apr 2019 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences
Adam Simpson
Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Alan Frazier
Chairman Emeritus 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