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Asha Nayak

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Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Asha Nayak is a physician and venture capitalist who serves as Global Head and Corporate Vice President of Consumer Health Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, where she has grown the venture portfolio to 22 companies and facilitated multiple partnerships and acquisitions. She has held senior positions at Intel and Medtronic in product development and authored over 20 issued patents in cardiac devices, drug-delivery systems, and genomic analytics platforms. Nayak maintains an active medical practice and has served on 17 corporate boards overseeing companies developing innovations in cardiology, psychiatry, allergy prevention, addiction treatment, and personalized medicine.

Experience

  1. Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC) / KenvueGlobal Head and Corporate Vice President, Consumer Health Investmentscurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Stanford VA HospitalER Physiciancurrent2001 — present
  3. The Stanford Biodesign BoardBoard Member2021 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. Multiple StartupsStrategic Contributor2018 — 2020Silicon Valley
  5. SAGE TherapeuticsIndependent Director2017 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. HD Medical GroupIndependent Director2014 — 2020Sunnyvale, California, United States
  7. Intel CorporationChief Medical Officer2012 — 2018Santa Clara, California
  8. New Leaf Venture PartnersVice President2010 — 2012Menlo Park, California
  9. Medtronic VascularSenior Principal, Advanced Technologies and Corporate Development2002 — 2009

Skills & more

Business DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentCorporate StrategyTechnological InnovationHealthcareBusiness Growth StrategiesVenture CapitalBoard of Directors

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Colleagues at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Ahryon Cho
Regional Head, JLABS Korea at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Amir Blatt
Founding Partner and CIO at Almeda Ventures
Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish K. Xavier
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Aurelie Gaudin
Associate Director, Global Campaigns & Audience Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chelsea Hewitt
Senior Director, Regional Engagement & Incubation, San Diego, External Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Haskell
Head of JLABS @ San Francisco Bay Area at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Picariello
President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

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Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish K. Xavier
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Elizabeth Wu
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Fiona MacLaughlin
Vice President, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Marian Nakada
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC

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Who is Asha Nayak?
Asha Nayak is a physician and venture capitalist who serves as Global Head and Corporate Vice President of Consumer Health Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, where she has grown the venture portfolio to 22 companies and facilitated multiple partnerships and acquisitions. She has held senior positions at Intel and Medtronic in product development and authored over 20 issued patents in cardiac devices, drug-delivery systems, and genomic analytics platforms. Nayak maintains an active medical practice and has served on 17 corporate boards overseeing companies developing innovations in cardiology, psychiatry, allergy prevention, addiction treatment, and personalized medicine.
Where does Asha Nayak work?
Asha Nayak is Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC.
What check size does Asha Nayak write?
Asha Nayak typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Asha Nayak go to school?
Asha Nayak studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors Consortium); Stanford University (Fellowship, Biodesign); Stanford University School of Medicine (Residency, Internal Medicine).

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