Egen Atkinson
InvestorCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Commodore Capital
New York, New York, United States
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About
Egen Atkinson is a physician-turned-investor, top of his MD class at Penn with a Wharton healthcare MBA, combining Phase I ophthalmology trial leadership and Venrock-trained public/private crossover biotech investing.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechHealthtech
Experience
- Commodore Capital, LPCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY
- VenrockBiotechnology Investor2016 — 2019New York, NY
- Spark Therapeutics, Inc.Consultant for Gene Therapy Pipeline Development2014Philadelphia, PA
- ForSight Vision4 (Acquired: Roche)Clinical Research Assistant2010 — 2011Menlo Park, CA
Skills & more
HealthcareBiotechnologyPublic Equity InvestingVenture CapitalClinical TrialsMedicineStatisticsEquity ValuationMedical DevicesClinical ResearchInvestingResearch
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Colleagues at Commodore Capital
Alexander Muñoz
Investor at Commodore Capital
Ameya Bapat
Investor at Commodore Capital
Anand Pandya
Investor at Commodore Capital
Arielle Boucher
Investor at Commodore Capital
Beverly Westle
Vice Chair at Miami-Dade Innovation Authority
Bruce Kaufman
Managing Partner at MedStartr Ventures
Erika Chilvers
Investor at Commodore Capital
Jared Campbell
Investor at Endurance28
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Egen Atkinson?
- Egen Atkinson is a physician-turned-investor, top of his MD class at Penn with a Wharton healthcare MBA, combining Phase I ophthalmology trial leadership and Venrock-trained public/private crossover biotech investing.
- Where does Egen Atkinson work?
- Egen Atkinson is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Commodore Capital.
- What does Egen Atkinson invest in?
- Egen Atkinson invests in Biotech, Healthtech.
- Where did Egen Atkinson go to school?
- Egen Atkinson studied at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Health Care Management); Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics).
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Venrock92
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