About
Garrett Dempsey began his career in life sciences, working in R&D at several San Diego biotech companies before earning a Ph.D. in Metabolic Biology from UC Berkeley. During his doctoral studies he wrote articles on healthspan and longevity for FoundMyFitness, supported pipeline prioritization at an early-stage startup, and developed biotech investment theses through a San Francisco life science collective. He also served as a Venture Fellow at Flagship Pioneering, contributing to the firm's venture creation process for bioplatform companies.
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Invests in
BiotechLongevity
Experience
- BIOMAKERSEVP, Life Science Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
- Endurance28Entrepreneur in Residencecurrent2025 — present
- Endurance28Investor2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyPhD Student2016 — 2022Berkeley, California, United States
- Flagship PioneeringVenture Fellow2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- FoundMyFitness Science PodcastContributing Writer2019 — 2021
- EVEXIA Bio FundMember2020 — 2021
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Team Member2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Metacrine, Inc.Research Associate2015 — 2016San Diego
- Receptos, Inc.Associate Scientist2015Greater San Diego Area
Colleagues at Endurance28
Carmiña De La Peña
Investor at Endurance28
Consuelo Valverde
Founder and Managing Partner at Endurance28
Cristina Mittermeier
Investor at Endurance28
Cynthia Cannady
Investor at Endurance28
Daniela Guerra
Investor at Endurance28
Jared Campbell
Investor at Endurance28
Jessica Chao
Investor at Endurance28
Paul Hung
Investor at Endurance28
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Garrett Dempsey?
- Garrett Dempsey began his career in life sciences, working in R&D at several San Diego biotech companies before earning a Ph.D. in Metabolic Biology from UC Berkeley. During his doctoral studies he wrote articles on healthspan and longevity for FoundMyFitness, supported pipeline prioritization at an early-stage startup, and developed biotech investment theses through a San Francisco life science collective. He also served as a Venture Fellow at Flagship Pioneering, contributing to the firm's venture creation process for bioplatform companies.
- Where does Garrett Dempsey work?
- Garrett Dempsey is Entrepreneur in Residence at Endurance28.
- What does Garrett Dempsey invest in?
- Garrett Dempsey invests in Biotech, Longevity.
- Where did Garrett Dempsey go to school?
- Garrett Dempsey studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Metabolic Biology); UC San Diego (B.S. Biochemistry & Cell Biology).
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