Heather Preston
Former Entrepreneur In Residence at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
San Francisco, California
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Experience
- Harness TherapeuticsChairpersoncurrent2025 — present
- Oxonian VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
- TPGSenior Advisorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesNon Executive Director/Board Membercurrent2023 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Oxford Biomedica OXB;LSENon Executive Director/Board Membercurrent2018 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Azura OpthalmicsBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Oxford Science EnterprisesNon Executive Director/Board Member2021 — 2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Fusion PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2019 — 2023
- Pivotal BioVenturesManaging Partner2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Avalyn Pharma Inc.Board Member2017 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- AkouosBoard Member2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Karuna TherapeuticsBoard Member2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Unchained LabsBoard Member2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Alder BiopharmaceuticalsBoard Member2007 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
- TPG BiotechFirm Partner and Managing Director2005 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Par PharmaceuticalBoard Observer2012 — 2015New Jersey, United States
- Aptalis PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2008 — 2014New Jersey, United States
- Elevation PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2010 — 2012San Diego
- JP Morgan PartnersVenture Capital Investor2003 — 2005
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Entrepreneur In Residence2002 — 2003Menlo Park, California
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager1997 — 2002
- University of California, San FranciscoGastroenterologist and Hepatologist1996 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternal Medicine Physician1994 — 1996Greater Boston
- Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Research Fellow1991 — 1994Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Skills & more
Venture Capital4Start-ups2Mergers & Acquisitions1Due Diligence1Strategy3Corporate DevelopmentBusiness Strategy1Pharmaceutical IndustryEntrepreneurship1Private Equity1
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- Where did Heather Preston go to school?
- Heather Preston studied at University of Oxford (MD, Medicine); St Bartholomews Hospital Medical School, University of London (B.Sc. Hons, Biochemistry).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fusion Pharmaceuticals6
Antonio LeporeInvestor at Canaan PartnersDavid MeekChief Executive Officer at Bluebird BioJohn CrowleyExecutive Officer at MerusDonald A. BergstromExecutive Officer at Relay TherapeuticsIstvan MolnarExecutive Officer at Radionetics OncologyCara FerreiraExecutive Officer, Director at Lumina Pharmaceuticals
Also worked at Karuna Therapeutics7
Steve PaulVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures; physician-scientist in neuroscience and CNS drug discoveryJeffrey M. JonasPartner at Cure VenturesDaphne ZoharFounder, CEO and Board Member at Seaport TherapeuticsJason BrownMr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer. at QuralisRonald MarcusExecutive Officer at Cerecor Inc.Troy IgnelziExecutive Officer at Juventas Therapeutics
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