About
Biomedical scientist specializing in gene and cell therapies who serves as Director of Asset Acquisition at BridgeBio and trained as a postdoc in the Doudna lab.
Experience
- GondolaBioSr Director, Head of Asset Acquisitioncurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BridgeBioDirector, Asset Acquisition2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- AcaciaBioCofounder and Chief Innovation Officer2023 — 2024
- OctantDirector, Strategy2022 — 2023Emeryville, California, United States
- BridgeBioDirector, Asset Acquisition2022United States
- BridgeBioAssociate Director, Asset Acquisition2021 — 2022United States
- BridgeBioAssociate, Asset Acquisitions2021San Francisco Bay Area
- UC Berkeley, lab of Jennifer A. Doudna (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2020)Postdoctoral Researcher2017 — 2021San Francisco, CA
- Thread, Inc.Student Mentor2010 — 2013Baltimore, MD
- OHSUResearch Assistant2008 — 2010
Education
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience2010 — 2016
- Haverford CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Neural and Behavioral Sciences2004 — 2008
Colleagues at PsyMed Ventures
Chrystal Mavros
Advisor at PsyMed Ventures
Danny Carbonero
Investment Associate at PsyMed Ventures
Dina Burkitbayeva
Co-Founder at PsyMed Ventures
Graham Pechenik
Advisor at PsyMed Ventures
Greg Kubin
General Partner and Co-Founder at PsyMed Ventures
Jacob Robinson
Advisor at PsyMed Ventures
John Krystal
Advisor at PsyMed Ventures
Martina Galdos
Operations Lead at PsyMed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Amen work?
- Alex Amen is Advisor at PsyMed Ventures.
Same school
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University245
Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystScott RubinVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Also attended Haverford College27
Laura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersJonas ClarkPartner at Elm Street VenturesPhin BarnesCofounder at General PartnershipAngad SinghPartner at Long Ridge Equity PartnersDeborah Lafer ScherBoard Director & Strategic Advisor at Joyance PartnersPedro ArntRetail Champion at 30N Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at BridgeBio2
Also worked at Octant3
Also worked at Thread, Inc.1
Also worked at OHSU10
Jessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesRay CostantiniVenture Partner at Suncoast VenturesShereef ElnahalObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesKristen WongVenture Partner at Altitude Ventures Management, LlcBrian MillsVice President at Pivotal Life SciencesBen NahirPartner at Elevate Capital
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