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Christopher O'Donnell

InvestorFounder

Vice President, WWBD / Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments · Board director at Strata Oncology

Connecticut

Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $10M

FoundedStrata Oncology

About

Christopher O'Donnell is a Partner and Vice President at Pfizer Ventures and a Board Member at Cartography Biosciences. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with postdoctoral experience in synthetic chemistry at UC Irvine. At Pfizer, where he joined in 1999, O'Donnell has held roles as medicinal chemist, project leader, and manager, contributing to the discovery of clinical candidates in neuroscience programs and building the Antibody Drug Conjugate chemistry group in 2010, which has nominated fourteen conjugates for clinical development with seven entering clinical trials; he subsequently established the Applied Synthesis Technologies group in 2017 and is an author on over 50 publications and inventor on more than 20 patents.

Board director at Strata Oncology

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Strata Oncology's investors · 5

Arboretum VenturesAnn Arbor · $5M – $15M checks · since 2018Deerfield Management CompanyNew YorkMerck Global Health Innovation FundRahwayPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksPfizer Ventures

Co-founders at Strata Oncology

DR
Daniel RhodesExecutive Officer, Director
MM
Matthew MartinExecutive Officer
JW
Jeffrey WilliamsExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Cartography BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. TRexBioBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Enlaza TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentLa Jolla, California
  4. Arrakis TherapeuticsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  5. PfizerVice President - Business Development and Partner, Pfizer Venturescurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  6. PfizerPartner, Pfizer Ventures & Executive Director, Emerging Sciences & Innovationcurrent2020 — present
  7. PfizerExecutive Director, External Sciences & Innovation & Principal, Pfizer Ventures2018 — 2020
  8. PfizerExecutive Director, Applied Synthesis Technology2016 — 2018Groton, CT
  9. PfizerExecutive Director, Oncology Medicinal Chemistry2015 — 2016Groton, CT
  10. PfizerSenior Director, Oncology Medicinal Chemistry2010 — 2015Groton, CT
  11. PfizerSenior Director, Neuroscience Medicinal Chemistry2009 — 2010Groton, CT
  12. PfizerDirector, Neuroscience Medicinal Chemistry2007 — 2008Groton, CT
  13. PfizerAssociate Director, Neuroscience Medicinal Chemistry2006 — 2007Groton, CT
  14. PfizerProject Team Lead, Neuroscience Medicinal Chemistry2006 — 2007Groton, CT
  15. PfizerSenior Principal Scientist, CNS Medicinal Chemistry2004 — 2006Groton, CT
  16. PfizerSenior Research Scientist, CNS Medicinal Chemistry2001 — 2004Groton, CT
  17. PfizerResearch Scientist, CNS Medicinal Chemistry1999 — 2001Groton, CT
  18. Pyxis OncologyTechnical Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — present
  19. TRIANA BiomedicinesMember Board Of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  20. MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentSouth Kingston, RI

Education

  1. UC IrvinePost Doc, Organic Chemistry
  2. University of Wisconsin-MadisonPhD, Organic Chemistry
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Science - BS, Organic Chemistry

Skills & more

Board LevelBoard GovernanceDirectorshipBoard level experienceMedicinal Chemistry45Drug Discovery46Pharmaceutical Industry20Biopharmaceuticals8Oncology13Drug Development24Drug Design19Lifesciences8
+12 moreBiotechnologyClinical DevelopmentLead ChangeADMEDMPKOrganic ChemistryHPLCChromatographyLife SciencesBiomarkersLC-MSDrug Metabolism

From Christopher's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pfizer Venture Investments

Ama Amoah
Finance Director, Business Development at Pfizer Venture Investments
Andrew J. Muratore
Vice President & Chief Counsel, M&A and Licensing at Pfizer Venture Investments
Anthony Barry
Executive Director, WWBD / Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments
Boyoon Choi
Senior Corporate Counsel at Pfizer Venture Investments
Irena Melnikova
Executive Director, WWBD / Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments
Marie-Claire Peakman
Executive Director, WWBD / Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments
Michael C. Diem
Vice President, WWBD / Senior Managing Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments
Rana Al-Hallaq
Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments

Network4

Scott SandellScout
Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA
Ben LingScout
General Partner at Bling Capital
Jerry YangScout
Founder & Co-Founder at AME Cloud Ventures
Rana Al-Hallaq
Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Christopher O'Donnell work?
Christopher O'Donnell is Vice President, WWBD / Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments and Founder at Strata Oncology.
What check size does Christopher O'Donnell write?
Christopher O'Donnell typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
What companies did Christopher O'Donnell found?
Christopher O'Donnell founded Strata Oncology.

Same school

Also attended UC Irvine117

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc

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Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison240

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKevin WenzelAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign392

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Arrakis Therapeutics6

Alan WaltsVenture Partner at Advent Life SciencesNeil KubicaTherapeutics at GENERAL INCEPTIONRichard GasterManaging Partner at venBio PartnersJakob LovenPartner at Nextech InvestPaulina HillPartner at Sanofi VenturesMichelle DoigPartner at Omega Funds

Also worked at STORM Therapeutics Limited6

Robert TansleyPartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalMichael AnsteyPartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalChristine MartinHead of Ventures at University of Cambridge EnterpriseHakan GokerManaging Director at M VenturesSeiji MiyaharaSenior Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLCTony KouzaridesVenture Partner / Resident Knight at Fifty Years

Also worked at Strata Oncology5

Nicole VitulloInvestor at Arboretum VenturesJan GarfinkleFounder and Managing Partner at Arboretum VenturesDan KidleManaging Partner at Arboretum VenturesNicole WalkerSenior Advisor at 2Flo VenturesDavid GregorkaVenture Partner at Baird Capital

Also worked at Kymera Therapeutics4

Richard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJohn MaraganoreAdvisor at Oak HC/FTPeter DudekPresident at MRL Ventures FundWei LiGeneral Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital