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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.
Experience
- Third Rock VenturesFractional CPO/Head of Peoplecurrent2026 — present
- Third Rock VenturesVP, Head of People2025 — 2026
- Jnana TherapeuticsVP, Head of People2021 — 2025Boston, MA
- Abata TherapeuticsHuman Resources Consultant2021 — 2022Cambridge, MA
- bluebird bioAD, People & Culture Operations2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts
- bluebird bioSenior Manager, People Partner - Clinical Development & Pharm Sci2017 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
- EnerNOCHRBP - Global Business2015 — 2017Greater Boston
- EnerNOCHRBP - Operations & Corporate Services2014 — 2015Greater Boston
Skills & more
Research3Management5
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Colleagues at Third Rock Ventures
Abbie Celniker
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Adam Tebbe
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Alan Ezekowitz
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Alexis Borisy
General Partner at Third Rock Ventures
Alison Connors
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Amanda Chan
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Andrea van Elsas
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Angelo Severino
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Danielle Abdelahad?
- 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.
- Where does Danielle Abdelahad work?
- Danielle Abdelahad is Vice President, Head of People at Third Rock Ventures.
- Where did Danielle Abdelahad go to school?
- Danielle Abdelahad studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst (BA, Psychology, Education); William James College (Master of Arts (MA), Organizational Psychology).
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Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst264
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Also attended William James College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Third Rock Ventures91
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Also worked at Jnana Therapeutics9
Victor RusuPrincipal at MPM BioImpactAmir NashatEntrepreneur partner at Polaris Partners focused on healthcare investing and portfolio company executive rolesNikolaInvestment Committee Member at ACF InvestorsNikola TrbovicManaging Partner at SV Health InvestorsDrew FieldPrincipal at Bain Capital Life SciencesShawna FrazierDirector at AbbVie
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Also worked at Abata Therapeutics6
David KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRichard RansohoffVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesJohn TrzupekManaging Director at Bain Capital Life SciencesNagesh MahanthappaExecutive Officer, Director at Scholar RockLorence KimGeneral Partner at Ascenta Capital
