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Desmond Padhi

Investor

Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners

California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Seth LieblichunlockedDesmond: together at Amgen (2018–2019)
×8Desmond: together at Westlake Village BioPartners
×2Desmond: together at Amgen
Desmond: together at Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.

About

Operating Partner working across the firm and portfolio companies to advance medicines into the clinic, serving as founding CEO of Capsida Biotherapeutics and interim CEO of Latigo Biotherapeutics. Previously spent 20 years at Amgen and holds a PharmD from Wayne State University.

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Experience

  1. Westlake Village BioPartners®Operating Partnercurrent2023 — presentWestlake Village, California, United States
  2. Westlake Village BioPartners®Principal2020 — 2023Westlake Village
  3. Westlake Village BioPartners®Associate Partner2019 — 2020Westlake Village
  4. Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.Interim CEO2023 — 2024Thousand Oaks, California, United States
  5. AmgenVice President Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism, Clinical Pharmacology & Modeling and Simulation2018 — 2019Thousand Oaks
  6. AmgenVice President Medical Sciences2014 — 2018Thousand Oaks
  7. AmgenExecutive Director Medical Sciences1999 — 2014Thousand Oaks, Ca
  8. Schering-Plough Research InstituteAssistant Director Clinical Pharmacology1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Clinical Development29Drug Development32Oncology12Biotechnology21Biopharmaceuticals30Translational Medicine3Clinical Pharmacology46Internal Medicine18GCP2Market Access3Biomarkers5Drug Discovery8
+12 moreClinical TrialsCommercializationHematologyLifesciencesRegulatory AffairsClinical ResearchRegulatory SubmissionsMedical AffairsINDPharmaceutical IndustryCTMSHealth Economics

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Colleagues at Westlake Village BioPartners

Anurag Agarwal
CEO & co-founder at Westlake Village BioPartners
Armando Alvarez
Finance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartners
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Brogan Perrelli
VP of Finance and Operations at Westlake Village BioPartners
David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Eric Kaufman
Vice President at Westlake Village BioPartners
Jennifer Kercher
General Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartners
Kelli McKeirnan
Director of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners

Network5

David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Deborah Palestrant
Partner, Executive Chair, 4:59 Initiative at 5AM Ventures
Hyung Chun
Partner at Foresite Capital
Mira Chaurushiya
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Sean Harper
Managing Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Desmond Padhi?
Operating Partner working across the firm and portfolio companies to advance medicines into the clinic, serving as founding CEO of Capsida Biotherapeutics and interim CEO of Latigo Biotherapeutics. Previously spent 20 years at Amgen and holds a PharmD from Wayne State University.
Where does Desmond Padhi work?
Desmond Padhi is Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners.
What check size does Desmond Padhi write?
Desmond Padhi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Desmond Padhi go to school?
Desmond Padhi studied at Wayne State University (Fellowship); Wayne State University (PharmD); University of Saskatchewan (BSc, Pharmacy).

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