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Christopher R. Shepard

Investor

Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures

New York, New York

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

About

Has supported over $1.5bn in biotech/pharma investments and transactions spanning research, development, clinical trial design, and personalized medicine and biomarkers.

Experience

  1. Nula TherapeuticsChief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. ThymofoxChief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Apollo Health VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  4. Prostate Cancer ResearchBoard Trustee2021 — 2025
  5. Avogadro Development CorpDirector2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Avogadro Development CorpChief Executive Officer, Director2019 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Carnot BioSciences, LLCDirector2018 — 2022
  8. Structured BioEquity SBEDirector2017 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Structured BioEquity SBER&D Technical Evaluation (Translational - Phase 2) and Transactions2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. Smartzyme BiopharmaGM/Chief Executive, Director (US)2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. Smartzyme BiopharmaChief Development Officer2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Smartzyme BiopharmaSenior Vice President, Business and Portfolio Development2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Deallus ConsultingPrincipal and North America Leadership Team2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  14. Deallus ConsultingBusiness Unit Manager2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  15. Deallus ConsultingSenior Consultant2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  16. Deallus ConsultingConsultant2011New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. GenentechCompetitive Intelligence2009South San Francisco, CA
  18. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyScientist2007 — 2008Greater Boston
  19. University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePrincipal Investigator (Congressionally Directed Medical Programs for the Department of Defense)2005 — 2007Greater Pittsburgh Region
  20. GenentechSafety Assessment Pathology2002South San Francisco, CA

Education

  1. University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePhD (Honors), Molecular and Cellular Pathology
  2. Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessMBA, Finance
  3. Wake Forest UniversityBSc, Biology
  4. University of SydneyHonors Work, Statistical Physics

Skills & more

Biotechnology38Risk Management11Lifesciences17Science13Cancer5Drug Development7Healthcare7Molecular Biology9Start-ups21Venture Capital8Structured Finance1Finance6
+10 moreCompetitive IntelligenceCommercializationExecutive ManagementDue DiligenceProgram ManagementCompetitive AnalysisLife SciencesBusiness StrategyStrategyManagement

From Christopher's professional profile.

Colleagues at Apollo Health Ventures

Alex Strasser
Senior Associate at Apollo Health Ventures
Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Anela Vukoja
COO at Apollo Health Ventures
Anne Marije van Harten
Investment Director at Apollo Health Ventures
Antoine Boulanger
Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Gerd Hummel
Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Jeanne Bolger
Advisor at Apollo Health Ventures

Network5

Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Fawad Omar
Analyst at Apollo Health Ventures
Gabriel Kienberger
Managing Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Inés Simó
Analyst at Apollo Health Ventures
Jan Adams
Partner at Apollo Health Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Christopher R. Shepard work?
Christopher R. Shepard is Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures.
What check size does Christopher R. Shepard write?
Christopher R. Shepard typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Founder mafias

University of Sydney mafia34

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jesse BuckinghamBachelor of EconomicsFounded Vooma +2Alek SafarianMBAFounded Vantage Biosciences +1Ryan JuneeBEFounded Parsable +1Denis MarsBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Proxy +1Ben SandComputer Science - 3.5 years completed.Founded Strong Compute +1Daniel DarlingEconomics Social SciencesFounded Focal

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Wake Forest University mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James J BesharaEconomicsFounded Tilt +1Brent LaRueBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Mediately +1Brett BrohlBSFounded BoomBoom PrintsHemanta BaruahPhDFounded AakhaJason BoehmigBA (Honors)Founded IroncladAlana BranstonEconomicsFounded Bulletin

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Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Wei An WangMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Readily +1Jack TanB.S.Founded KronosresearchRobert MorrisMBAFounded TerravionStefano GridelliMBAFounded NetBeezHardik SinghSwartz Entrepreneurial FellowFounded Boost RoboticsPaul GrechMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded OctaPulse

Apollo Health Ventures mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nils ReggeGeneral PartnerFounded Developx +2Sebastian BrunemeierPrincipalFounded Cyclone Therapeutics +1Ole MenschingGeneral PartnerFounded CareerteamDr. Jens EcksteinAdvisorFounded Palleon PharmaceuticalsGabriel KienbergerManaging PartnerFounded GrantLift

Apollo Health Ventures mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nils ReggeCo-Founder & General PartnerFounded Developx +1Dr. Jens EcksteinMember of the Board of AdvisorsFounded Palleon PharmaceuticalsGabriel KienbergerPartner ManagerFounded GrantLift

Same school

Also attended University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine4

Eric KleinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsDillan DiNardoFounder/CEO at Mindstate Design LabsRobert DiFazioFounder at Parallel BioDr. Amit VarmaInvestment Committee at HealthQuad

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business58

Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundAndrew BartusiakSenior Associate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalJensen WarnockCOO at Mercato Partners

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Also attended Wake Forest University66

Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesEliza CushmanPartner at Congruent VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMariusz AdamskiGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementJulia de PetraTalent at Audacious

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Also attended University of Sydney243

Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Thymofox1

Dr. Jens EcksteinAdvisor at Apollo Health Ventures

Also worked at Genentech95

David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology441

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

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