Fundraising Fox

Brett Zbar

Investor

Managing Director and Global Head of Life Sciences at General Atlantic

New York, New York

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

About

Brett Zbar is a Managing Director and Global Head of Life Sciences at General Atlantic, which he joined in 2020. He previously was a Managing Director at Foresite Capital and a Partner at Aisling Capital, focusing on healthcare and life sciences companies, and earlier worked in the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products practice at McKinsey & Company. He holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and a B.A. from Yale University, and completed an internal medicine internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. General AtlanticManaging Director and Global Head of Life Sciencescurrent2020 β€” presentNew York, United States
  2. Foresite Capital ManagementManaging Director2015 β€” 2020Greater New York City Area
  3. Aisling Capital LLCPartner2004 β€” 2014
  4. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Principal1999 β€” 2004
  5. Johns Hopkins HospitalOsler Medical Housestaff1998 β€” 1999Department of Medicine

Education

  1. Harvard Medical SchoolMD, Medicine1994 β€” 1998
  2. Yale UniversityBA, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; English1990 β€” 1994

Skills & more

Corporate Development41Mergers3Start-ups15Venture Capital62Management Consulting5Emerging Markets5Growth Capital3M&A experience2LBO3Valuation8Market Entry1Business Development4
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceCommercializationFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityBiotechnologyAcquisition IntegrationStrategyInvestment BankingCorporate FinancePrivate Placements

From Brett's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

AragonCatalentConnectiveRxKinnate BiopharmaORIC PharmaceuticalsPeloton TherapeuticsPharvarisPlanet BiopharmaceuticalsReplimuneSeragonSignant HealthTurning Point TherapeuticsVenatoRx Pharmaceuticals

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at General Atlantic

Network10

Investors connected to Brett in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brett Zbar work?
Brett Zbar is Managing Director and Global Head of Life Sciences at General Atlantic.
What does Brett Zbar invest in?
Brett Zbar invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
What check size does Brett Zbar write?
Brett Zbar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Shared employers