Charles White
InvestorSenior Associate at Illumina Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K β $10M checks Β· typically $5M
About
Charles White joined Illumina Ventures from Putnam Associates, where he advised biotech and pharmaceutical companies on strategy, competitive positioning, market research, forecasting, and acquisitions. He holds a Ph.D. from UCSF, where he researched the biochemical mechanisms of age-related regenerative decline in the brain, and a dual B.S. in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Experience
- Illumina VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 β present
- Illumina VenturesSenior Associate2023 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Illumina VenturesAssociate2021 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Pluton BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Pluton BiosciencesBoard Observer2023 β 2026
- Precede BiosciencesBoard Observercurrent2026 β present
- NuCicerBoard Observercurrent2026 β present
- RedShiftBioBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- Putnam AssociatesLife Sciences Consultant2020 β 2021San Francisco, CA, United States
- University of California, San FranciscoGraduate Student Researcher2014 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.VP of Operations2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.UCSF Events Officer2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Volunteer Consultant2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AbbVieBiologist I2014Greater Boston Area
- UMass Medical SchoolUndergraduate Researcher2013 β 2014Greater Boston Area
- KARL STORZ EndovisionLeadership Development Program2013 β 2014Greater Boston Area
- Agilux LaboratoriesIntern, Discovery Bioanalysis2012 β 2013Greater Boston Area
- Lowe's Home ImprovementCustomer Service Associate2011Albany, New York Area
- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at AlbanyIntern2010Albany, New York Area
Education
- University of California, San FranciscoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology2014 β 2020
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry2010 β 2014
Skills & more
Microsoft Office5Cell Culture2BiochemistryBiotechnologyMolecular BiologyConfocal MicroscopyImmunofluorescenceMolecular CloningMouse ModelsProtein Expression1
Languages Spanish
From Charles's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, San Francisco47
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLuke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpactMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology VenturesAdam CottonPrincipal at Novartis Venture Fund
+ 41 more
Also attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute26
Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalAbe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpJiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersJill GoldsteinPrincipal at Vida VenturesStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesKun PengGP at Blockchain Builders
+ 20 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Illumina Ventures7
Mara AspinallCo-Founder and Executive Consultant at BlueStone Venture PartnersNick NaclerioFounding Partner at Illumina VenturesWouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina VenturesGreg YapPartner at Menlo VenturesBill WelchVenture Partner at Illuminate VenturesPaul HoerbeltAssociate at Illumina Ventures
+ 1 more
Also worked at Pluton Biosciences1
Also worked at RedShiftBio1
Also worked at Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.6
Colleagues at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit 'Ron' Mazumder, Ph.D.
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit "Ron" Mazumder
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter, Ph.D.
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Charles Lin
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Charles White, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures
David C. Duffy, Ph.D.
Entrepreneur in Residence at Illumina Ventures
Network4
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Nick Naclerio
Founding Partner at Illumina Ventures
Paul Hoerbelt
Associate at Illumina Ventures
Wouter Meuleman
Partner at Illumina Ventures
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