David Schnell
InvestorManaging Director at Prospect Venture Partners · Board director at Ngm Biopharmaceuticals
Menlo Park, California
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David Schnell is a Managing Director who co-founded Prospect Ventures in 1997, a firm focused on biomedical companies. He was previously a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he invested in early-stage biotechnology companies, and co-founded and served as CEO of Healtheon Corporation, which later merged with WebMD. Earlier he spent seven years at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (now Novartis) in executive roles; he holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and an MA and BS from Stanford.
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Biotech
Board director at Ngm Biopharmaceuticals
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AmiraGloucester PharmaceuticalsKythera BiopharmaceuticalsNgm BiopharmaceuticalsRinat NeurosciencesSenomyxTrubion
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Schnell?
- David Schnell is a Managing Director who co-founded Prospect Ventures in 1997, a firm focused on biomedical companies. He was previously a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he invested in early-stage biotechnology companies, and co-founded and served as CEO of Healtheon Corporation, which later merged with WebMD. Earlier he spent seven years at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (now Novartis) in executive roles; he holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and an MA and BS from Stanford.
- Where does David Schnell work?
- David Schnell is Managing Director at Prospect Venture Partners and Board director at Ngm Biopharmaceuticals.
- What does David Schnell invest in?
- David Schnell invests in Biotech.
- What boards does David Schnell sit on?
- David Schnell holds tracked board seats at Amira, Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Ngm Biopharmaceuticals, Rinat Neurosciences, Senomyx, Trubion.



