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Chris Chen

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Executive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investments at Arnold Ventures · VP Finance, HR, and Operations at BioHealth Innovation, Inc.

New York, New York, United States

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About

Chris Chen oversees mission-aligned investments at Arnold Ventures, using tools such as equity, debt, and guarantees to support the organization's core issue areas. He previously was a partner at the Gates Foundation's Strategic Investment Fund, where he focused on early-stage biotechnology investments, and earlier served as a vice president on Bain Capital's private equity team investing in health care and industrial services. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.

Invests in

Impact & Social Good

Experience

  1. Arnold VenturesExecutive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investmentscurrent2025 — present
  2. Freya BiosciencesBoard Observer2024 — 2025
  3. Radiant BiotherapeuticsBoard Observer2024 — 2025
  4. Gates FoundationPartner, Strategic Investment Fund2022 — 2025New York, United States
  5. Gates FoundationPrincipal, Strategic Investment Fund2018 — 2022
  6. Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2025
  7. Lodo Therapeutics CorporationBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  8. Bain CapitalVice President2017 — 2018
  9. Bain CapitalAssociate2013 — 2015
  10. Bain CapitalAnalyst2011 — 2013

Skills & more

Languages Mandarin

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Colleagues at Arnold Ventures

Andrea Noda
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation at Arnold Ventures
Arielle Mir
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Asa Craig
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Arnold Ventures
Carrie Glenn
Vice President of Advocacy at Arnold Ventures
Daniel Schory
Vice President of Infrastructure, Energy and Permitting at Arnold Ventures
Dina Grove
Vice President of Operational Planning & Data Strategy at Arnold Ventures
DJ Carella
Executive Vice President of Communications at Arnold Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Chen?
Chris Chen oversees mission-aligned investments at Arnold Ventures, using tools such as equity, debt, and guarantees to support the organization's core issue areas. He previously was a partner at the Gates Foundation's Strategic Investment Fund, where he focused on early-stage biotechnology investments, and earlier served as a vice president on Bain Capital's private equity team investing in health care and industrial services. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.
Where does Chris Chen work?
Chris Chen is Executive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investments at Arnold Ventures.
What does Chris Chen invest in?
Chris Chen invests in Impact & Social Good.
Where did Chris Chen go to school?
Chris Chen studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, Ethics, Politics, and Economics).

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