Damien Soghoian
InvestorHealth Security Advisor at Global Health Investment Corporation · Venture Partner at Foresite Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Project PrometheusFounding Member of the Operations Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Foresite LabsVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Global Health Investment CorporationHealth Security Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Global Health Investment CorporationManaging Director2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Seranova BioInterim Chief Executive Officer2024 — 2025
- Foresite CapitalDirector2018 — 2022San Francisco, California
- Foresite LabsHead of Strategy and Operations2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- The Council on Strategic RisksFellow, Ending Bioweapons Programs2020 — 2021
- Verily Life SciencesScience Lead, Project Baseline Study2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Verily Life SciencesSenior Scientist, Immunology Technical Lead, Immunoscape Platform2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleScientist2014 — 2016
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and HarvardGraduate Student2010 — 2014
- Harvard UniversityGraduate Student2009 — 2014
- California Institute of TechnologyResearcher2004 — 2007
- Vascular Biology Laboratory, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital CenterResearch associate2001 — 2003
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Damien Soghoian?
- Venture Partner at Foresite Labs
- Where does Damien Soghoian work?
- Damien Soghoian is Health Security Advisor at Global Health Investment Corporation.
- What check size does Damien Soghoian write?
- Damien Soghoian typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Damien Soghoian go to school?
- Damien Soghoian studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Virology); Caltech (BS, Biology); Harvard University (Virology).
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Also worked at Project Prometheus5
Also worked at Foresite Capital34
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Also worked at The Council on Strategic Risks2
Also worked at Verily Life Sciences38
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