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Danielle Abdelahad

Investor

Vice President, Head of People at Third Rock Ventures

East Coast

About

Danielle Abdelahad leads Third Rock Ventures' People function, joining in 2025 after leading People & Culture at Jnana Therapeutics through its growth and acquisition. She previously held HR and people operations roles at TRV portfolio companies bluebird bio and Abata Therapeutics, as well as at Wellington Management.

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Experience

  1. Third Rock VenturesVP, Head of Peoplecurrent2025 — present
  2. Jnana TherapeuticsVP, Head of People2021 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Abata TherapeuticsHuman Resources Consultant2021 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. bluebird bioAD, People & Culture Operations2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts
  5. bluebird bioSenior Manager, People Partner - Clinical Development & Pharm Sci2017 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. EnerNOCHRBP - Global Business2015 — 2017Greater Boston
  7. EnerNOCHRBP - Operations & Corporate Services2014 — 2015Greater Boston
  8. Wellington ManagementHR Relationship Management2012 — 2014Greater Boston
  9. Various CompaniesSpecial Education & Social Work2007 — 2012Northampton, MA
  10. Hard Rock InternationalInternship in Marketing & Sales2007Greater Orlando

Education

  1. University of Massachusetts AmherstBA, Psychology
  2. William James CollegeMaster of Arts (MA), Organizational Psychology

Skills & more

Research3Onboarding4Human Resources9Talent Acquisition8Customer Service1Employee Relations2Training1Program Management1Project Management2Management5Leadership7Applicant Tracking Systems1
+1 moreMicrosoft Excel

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Same school

Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst72

Lawrence BohnInvestment Team at General CatalystQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersJason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRobert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesJonathan BavaroAccounting Manager at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Jnana Therapeutics6

Victor RusuPrincipal at MPM BioImpactAmir NashatEntrepreneur Partner at Polaris PartnersMargarita ChavezManaging Director at AbbVieDrew FieldPrincipal at Bain Capital Life SciencesShawna FrazierDirector at AbbVieRana Al-HallaqPartner at Pfizer Venture Investments

Also worked at Abata Therapeutics5

Andrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesDavid KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRichard RansohoffVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesLorence KimVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures

Also worked at bluebird bio5

Daniel LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abe BassanPrincipal at Samsara BioCapitalNiyoshi PatelAssociate at SV Health InvestorsPhilip ReillyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesHelen KeshishianInvestor at Huntington Angels Network

Also worked at EnerNOC5

Steve KiserGeneral Partner at Veteran Ventures CapitalChris RichardsonVenture Partner at Avesta FundNicholas BrumvelePrincipal at Chevron Technology VenturesDan KozikowskiPartner at FirstMarkPraveenMBA Associate at Starshot

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Adam Tebbe
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Alan Ezekowitz
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Alison Connors
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Amanda Chan
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Andrea van Elsas
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Andrew Warren
Senior Associate at Third Rock Ventures
Angelo Severino
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