Andrew Farnum
FounderChief Executive Officer at Variant Bio
Seattle, Washington, United States
FoundedVariant Bio
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Experience
- Variant BioChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- InventpriseMember Board of Directors2022 — 2025Redmond, Washington, United States
- Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research InstituteMember Board of Directors2018 — 2020Boston, MA
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDirector, Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund2011 — 2020Seattle, WA
- Children's Investment Fund FoundationInvestment Manager2008 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
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International DevelopmentSocial Entrepreneurship
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Farnum?
- Chief Executive Officer at Variant Bio
- Where does Andrew Farnum work?
- Andrew Farnum is Chief Executive Officer of Variant Bio.
- What companies did Andrew Farnum found?
- Andrew Farnum founded Variant Bio.
- Where did Andrew Farnum go to school?
- Andrew Farnum studied at Harvard University (MPAID); Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Molecular Biology).
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation mafia16
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Inventprise mafia2
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also attended Princeton University987
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Variant Bio3
Also worked at Inventprise3
Also worked at Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute4
Also worked at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation82
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalJulie WroblewskiCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify VenturesArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONZoë RogersInvestor at Wisdom Ventures
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