Where does Fred Turner work?

Fred Turner is Founder/CEO of Shield Bio.

What companies did Fred Turner found?

Fred Turner founded Shield Bio.

Where did Fred Turner go to school?

Fred Turner studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (Master of Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); The Crossley Heath School.

Fred Turner

Founder

Founder/CEO at Shield Bio

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedShield Bio · YC

About

Fred Turner is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Curative, a healthcare company offering employer-based health insurance plans without copays, deductibles, or cost-sharing. Before Curative shifted its focus to health benefits, Turner led the company's COVID-19 testing operations, during which it expanded from 7 to 7,000 employees within 12 months and delivered 36 million tests and 2.5 million vaccines.

Founder/CEO at Shield Bio YC S16

Intro paths

Fred went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Fred can intro founders to Shield Bio's investors below.

Shield Bio's investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checks Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks Valia VenturesLondon · $50K – $50M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

CurativeChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Subcritical Systems IncCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
Shield BioCEO2018 — 2020San Jose, California
TL Biolabs Corp.Chief Executive Officer2016 — 2017San Jose, California, United States
TURNER LAND BIOLABS LIMITEDChief Executive Officer2013 — 2016Batley, England, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Molecular Biology29Software Development10Programming9Electronics4Engineering10PCR5Genetics5Genomics12Laboratory Automation2DNA sequencing2Biochemistry7Molecular & Cellular Biology5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Fred Turner?: Fred Turner is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Curative, a healthcare company offering employer-based health insurance plans without copays, deductibles, or cost-sharing. Before Curative shifted its focus to health benefits, Turner led the company's COVID-19 testing operations, during which it expanded from 7 to 7,000 employees within 12 months and delivered 36 million tests and 2.5 million vaccines.
Where does Fred Turner work?: Fred Turner is Founder/CEO of Shield Bio.
What companies did Fred Turner found?: Fred Turner founded Shield Bio.
Where did Fred Turner go to school?: Fred Turner studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (Master of Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); The Crossley Heath School.