Ananya Zutshi
FounderFounder at Guardian Bio
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedGuardian Bio · YC
About
Ananya Zutshi is Co-Founder and CEO of Guardian Bio, which develops dendritic cell-based immunotherapies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University and a Master's degree in Engineering plus an MBA from Harvard University, with professional experience in pharmaceutical and biotech operations, engineering, project management, and early-stage investing.
Founder at Guardian BioYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Ananya went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Guardian Bio's investors · 1
Co-founders at Guardian Bio
RB
Ricky BarrettFounder
DP
Dr. PaluckaAcademic Co-Founder, Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Experience
- Caldera TherapeuticsCorporate Developmentcurrent2025 — present
- Guardian BioCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Guardian BioCo-Founder, Business and Operations Leader / CEO2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard Business SchoolBlavatnik Fellow2021 — 2022
- CellinoEntrepreneur-in-Residence2021 — 2022
- PetriSummer Associate2020
- Catalent Pharma SolutionsProject Manager2017 — 2019Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- Catalent Pharma SolutionsProcess Engineer2016 — 2017Somerset, New Jersey
- Catalent Pharma SolutionsBusiness Development Technical Lead2016Winchester, Kentucky
- Catalent Pharma SolutionsClinical Production Supervisor2015 — 2016Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Duke UniversityPratt Fellow2013 — 2015Durham, North Carolina
- Duke UniversityTour Guide2011 — 2015
- All India Institute of Medical SciencesIntern at the HLA-DNA lab2012New Delhi
Skills & more
Strategic ConsultingLife Science IndustryDue DiligenceInvestmentsLife SciencesProgram ManagementExternal CommunicationsExecutive ManagementCorporate StrategyOperations ManagementProject PlanningBusiness Development Strategy
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Contract NegotiationNew Business DevelopmentPartner Relationship ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsMarket AccessThought LeadershipBusiness StrategyStrategyNegotiationRelationship BuildingManagementLanguages French · Hindi · Kashmiri
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ananya Zutshi?
- Ananya Zutshi is Co-Founder and CEO of Guardian Bio, which develops dendritic cell-based immunotherapies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University and a Master's degree in Engineering plus an MBA from Harvard University, with professional experience in pharmaceutical and biotech operations, engineering, project management, and early-stage investing.
- Where does Ananya Zutshi work?
- Ananya Zutshi is Founder of Guardian Bio.
- What companies did Ananya Zutshi found?
- Ananya Zutshi founded Guardian Bio.
- Where did Ananya Zutshi go to school?
- Ananya Zutshi studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Master of Science - MS, Engineering Sciences); Duke University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering with Distinction).
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