Hannes Smarason
InvestorVenture Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital · Board director at TScan Therapeutics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Hannes Smarason is a Venture Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital and Co-Founder and Senior Advisor to WuXi NextCODE, a Contract Genomics Organization focused on applying sequence data to diagnostics and precision medicine. He previously served as CEO of WuXi NextCODE, overseeing its operations across the U.S., China, and Iceland, and as CFO and Executive Vice President of Business and Finance at deCODE from 1997 to 2004, where he contributed to the company's development as a leader in human genome analysis and its subsequent $415 million acquisition by Amgen. Smarason also served as Chairman and CEO of Icelandair and held prior positions at McKinsey & Company and as an advisor to venture investors including Polaris Venture Partners and ARCH Venture Partners.
Board director at TScan Therapeutics
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Experience
- TScan TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
- 6 Dimensions CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
- WuXi NextCODESenior Advisorcurrent2018 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- WuXi NextCODECo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer2013 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Genomics Medicine IrelandCo-Founder & Advisor2016 — 2018Greater Dublin
- deCODE geneticsEntrepreneur, Investor, Business Advisor2008 — 2013London, Luxembourg, Barcelona, Madrid, Reykjavik
- IcelandairChairman & CEO2004 — 2007Iceland
- deCODE geneticsChief Business Officer2002 — 2004Iceland/USA
- deCODE geneticsChief Financial Officer1997 — 2002Iceland/USA
- InvestorPrivate Investor1997 — 2004
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1992 — 1997
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ValuationFinancial ModelingBusiness PlanningInvestment BankingRisk ManagementInternational BusinessStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages Danish · English · German · Icelandic · Spanish
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TScan TherapeuticsBoard seat
via 6 Dimensions Capital · filed Jul 2019 · $23.3M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hannes Smarason?
- Hannes Smarason is a Venture Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital and Co-Founder and Senior Advisor to WuXi NextCODE, a Contract Genomics Organization focused on applying sequence data to diagnostics and precision medicine. He previously served as CEO of WuXi NextCODE, overseeing its operations across the U.S., China, and Iceland, and as CFO and Executive Vice President of Business and Finance at deCODE from 1997 to 2004, where he contributed to the company's development as a leader in human genome analysis and its subsequent $415 million acquisition by Amgen. Smarason also served as Chairman and CEO of Icelandair and held prior positions at McKinsey & Company and as an advisor to venture investors including Polaris Venture Partners and ARCH Venture Partners.
- Where does Hannes Smarason work?
- Hannes Smarason is Venture Partner at 6 Dimensions Capital and Board director at TScan Therapeutics.
- What check size does Hannes Smarason write?
- Hannes Smarason typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Hannes Smarason sit on?
- Hannes Smarason holds tracked board seats at TScan Therapeutics.
- Where did Hannes Smarason go to school?
- Hannes Smarason studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business/Commerce); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Management).
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Also worked at TScan Therapeutics2
Also worked at deCODE genetics4
Also worked at Icelandair2
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