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Albert Cha

Investor

Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences · Managing Partner at Vivo Capital

Palo Alto

FoundedAclaris Therapeutics

About

Albert Cha is a Managing Partner on Frazier's Life Sciences team, which he co-leads, and co-manages the Frazier Life Sciences Public Fund; he joined the firm in 2021 with over 25 years of experience investing in biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. He was previously a Managing Partner at Vivo Capital and earlier worked at Oracle Corporation in pharmaceutical consulting and at the Palo Alto VA Hospital as a biomedical engineer. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at UCLA School of Medicine, earning an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience.

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Invests in

BiotechMedical Devices

Experience

Frazier Life SciencesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
Ascendis PharmaChairmancurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Vivo CapitalManaging Partner2000 — 2020
OracleConsultant1992 — 1993

Education

Stanford UniversityM.S., Electrical Engineering
Stanford UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering
UCLAM.D./Ph.D., Neuroscience

Skills & more

Medical Devices19Clinical Trials6Start-ups16Biopharmaceuticals4Corporate Development5MergersBusiness StrategyPrivate Equity1Due Diligence2Entrepreneurship3ValuationCorporate Finance

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Financial ModelingManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentM&A experiencePharmaceutical IndustryStrategic PlanningStrategy

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,739

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended UCLA394

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Ron ConwayFounder of SV Angel Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures Paul FieldingFinance & Operations at General Catalyst Melody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures Gizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vivo Capital19

Aaron RoystonManaging Partner at venBio Partners Michael ChangManaging Partner at Vivo Capital Daisy XuManaging Director at Vivo Capital Jack NielsenManaging Partner at Vivo Capital Kevin DaiManaging Director at Vivo Capital Jack ChenPartner at LYFE Capital

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Also worked at Oracle317

Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures AyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital Mark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures Hope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Mark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Investments

Board seats

Aclaris TherapeuticsAscendis Pharma A/SBiohaven PharmaceuticalsKalVista Pharmaceuticals

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Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences

Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences

Partner at Frazier Life Sciences

Chairman Emeritus at Frazier Life Sciences

Vice President and Counsel, Public Funds at Frazier Life Sciences

Senior Tax Manager at Frazier Life Sciences

Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences

Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences

Partner at Frazier Life Sciences

Network7

Managing Director at Vida Ventures

Associate at Vivo Capital

Managing Director at Vivo Capital

Associate at Vivo Capital

Managing Director at Vivo Capital

Fabianne Nordenson

Principal at Vivo Capital

Gaurav Aggarwal

Managing Director at Vivo Capital

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