Alan Walts

Experience

1. Aleta BiotherapeuticsChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
2. Aleta BiotherapeuticsExecutive Chairman2025
3. Advent Life Sciences LLPVenture Partnercurrent2014 — present
4. AlphaRose TherapeuticsCo-founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2024 — present
5. Eloxx PharmaceuticalsChairmancurrent2021 — presentWatertown, Massachusetts, United States
6. Termeer InstituteBoard Member and Treasurercurrent2019 — presentMarblehead, MA
7. Artax Biopharma IncBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, MA
8. PIC TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
9. NeuroelectricsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
10. NeuroelectricsBusiness and Strategy Advisor2015 — 2021Cambridge, MA
11. Hemogenyx PharmaceuticalsAdvisor and Board Observercurrent2021 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
12. ALS Investment FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentCambridge, MA
13. Arrakis TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentWaltham, MA
14. Arrakis TherapeuticsFounder and Board Member2016 — 2019Cambridge, MA
15. Arrakis TherapeuticsFounder and Executive Chairman2015 — 2016Boston, MA
16. Termeer EstateBusiness Advisorcurrent2017 — present
17. Zikani TherapeuticsExecutive Chairman2020 — 2021
18. Zikani TherapeuticsCorporate Advisor2019 — 2020Watertown, MA
19. Aura BiosciencesBoard Observer2019 — 2021Cambridge, MA
20. Aura BiosciencesChairman2018 — 2019Cambridge, MA

Education

1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPost-Doctoral Studies, Biochemistry1985 — 1986
2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Organic Chemistry1981 — 1985
3. St. John Fisher CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry1977 — 1981

Skills & more

From Alan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Eloxx Pharmaceuticals1

SNSilvia NoimanVenture Partner at Pontifax Venture Capital

Also worked at Arrakis Therapeutics6

RGRichard GasterManaging Partner at venBio PartnersNBNiresh BerinpanathanPrincipal at Nextech InvestJLJakob LovenPartner at Nextech InvestFMFiona MacLaughlinVice President, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCMDMichelle DoigPartner at Omega FundsCOChristopher O'DonnellPartner at Pfizer Venture Investments

Also worked at Genzyme76

CAChristine AylwardFounder & Managing Partner at Magnetic VenturesMVMatt VineSenior Associate at RRE VenturesWOWalter OlesiakOperating Partner at RDiscoveryRRRamy RiadPresident, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit at Takeda VenturesCGCarlos Garcia-EcheverriaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalNBNigel BrooksbyAdviser at EMV Capital

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