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Ann DeWitt

Investor

General Partner at The Engine Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedDropletbiosciKano TherapeuticsKytopenQuaise Energy

About

Ann DeWitt is a General Partner at Engine Ventures with experience as an executive, investor, and advisor. She sits on numerous life science company boards, previously held business development and strategic venture roles at Sanofi and worked at Flagship Pioneering, began her career in R&D at 3M, and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Invests in

BiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. Engine VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2023 β€” presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. NucleateBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentBoston, MA
  3. Harvard Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science EntrepreneurshipCouncil Membercurrent2020 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. The EngineGeneral Partner2019 β€” 2023Cambridge, MA
  5. The EngineCOO2018 β€” 2019Cambridge, MA
  6. Springboard EnterprisesLife Sciences Council member2010 β€” 2023
  7. WEST - Women in the Enterprise of Science and TechnologyBoard Director & Advisory Board co-chair2016 β€” 2019Cambridge, MA
  8. SanofiSenior Director, Business Development & Licensing Transactions2016 β€” 2018Cambridge, MA
  9. SanofiSenior Director of Investments2013 β€” 2016Cambridge, MA
  10. Permeon BiologicsSenior Director, Corporate Development2011 β€” 2013One Kendall Square
  11. Flagship VenturesSenior Associate2009 β€” 2011Cambridge, MA
  12. University of MinnesotaVenture Center Advisor2006 β€” 2007
  13. 3M CompanyResearch Specialist2001 β€” 2006St. Paul, MN

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2007 β€” 2009
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Chemical Engineering1996 β€” 2001
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Chemical Engineering1992 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Biotechnology17Lifesciences5Business Planning4Venture Capital19Entrepreneurship13Start-ups13Leadership11Strategic Planning4Management3Pharmaceutical Industry6Strategy17R&D3
+4 moreBusiness StrategyBiopharmaceuticalsLife SciencesBusiness Development
  • Nucleate Leadership Council Member β€” Nucleate

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Board seats

BexorgCellinoDroplet BiosciencesKano TherapeuticsMatrisome BioPredicta BiosciencesSource BioVaxess Technologies

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Colleagues at The Engine Ventures