Where does Davis Buchanan work?

Davis Buchanan is Venture Partner at Pillar VC.

Where did Davis Buchanan go to school?

Davis Buchanan studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration); Duke University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics); Phillips Academy (High School).

Davis Buchanan

Investor

Venture Partner at Pillar VC · Associate, Structured Capital at RA Capital

New York, New York, United States

Experience

Pillar VCVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)Expert-in-Residence (XIR)current2026 — present
Grey Heron GlobalFounder & Presidentcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
ICON plcVP & Managing Director of HumanFirst2024Dublin
HumanFirstCEO/Co-founder2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory ScienceResearch Collaborator2018 — 2024
First Round CapitalAngel Track2022
DEF CONAdvisor, Biohacking Village2018 — 2022Las Vegas, Nevada Area
FDAEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.Software Engineer - Grad School Internship2016 — 2017Greater Boston Area
UmmoCo-Founder2016 — 2017Greater Boston Area
InstacartSoftware Engineer - Grad School Internship2016San Francisco Bay Area
Dev BootcampFull-stack software developer2015San Francisco Bay Area
KKR CapstoneAssociate2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2012 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2010 — 2012Houston, Texas Area
McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2009Houston, Texas Area
Social Entrepreneur CorpsDukeEngage Fellow2008Antigua, Guatemala
Washington CapitalsGame Operations and Marketing Intern2007Washington D.C. Metro Area

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipSoftware EngineeringPrivate EquityWeb DevelopmentRuby on RailsReact.jsJavaScriptGitPostgreSQLActiveRecordjQueryStrategy

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Financial ModelingManagement ConsultingEconomicsValuationBusiness StrategyData AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipMarket ResearchCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions

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Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen

Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Alex Reinhart

Associate at Pillar VC

Alex Ting

Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC

Andras Forgacs

Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Andrea Coravos

Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Andy Beck

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Ash Ashutosh

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Ash Ashutosh

Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Davis Buchanan?: Associate, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Where does Davis Buchanan work?: Davis Buchanan is Venture Partner at Pillar VC.
Where did Davis Buchanan go to school?: Davis Buchanan studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration); Duke University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics); Phillips Academy (High School).

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Also attended Duke University720

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Also attended Phillips Academy119

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures Dan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark Capital Conor DeveneyPrincipal at Greycroft Parag KhandelwalInvestor at Spectrum Equity

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Also attended Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin75

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