/People

Heather Preston

Former Entrepreneur In Residence at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

San Francisco, California

Find your path to Heather

1,148 people in our graph can introduce you to Heather.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Damian Crowther to introduce you to Heather

You →Damian · together at Oxford Science Enterprises (2021–2022) →Heather

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Heather

You →Jamie · together at Oxford Science Enterprises →Heather

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Heather

You →Sam · 3 people · together at JP Morgan Partners →Heather

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Heather

  • Your email: the people you already email who know Heather
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Heather
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

Experience

  1. Harness TherapeuticsChairpersoncurrent2025 — present
  2. Oxonian VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. TPGSenior Advisorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesNon Executive Director/Board Membercurrent2023 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  5. Oxford Biomedica OXB;LSENon Executive Director/Board Membercurrent2018 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  6. Azura OpthalmicsBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  7. Oxford Science EnterprisesNon Executive Director/Board Member2021 — 2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  8. Fusion PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2019 — 2023
  9. Pivotal BioVenturesManaging Partner2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Avalyn Pharma Inc.Board Member2017 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. AkouosBoard Member2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Karuna TherapeuticsBoard Member2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  13. Unchained LabsBoard Member2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Alder BiopharmaceuticalsBoard Member2007 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  15. TPG BiotechFirm Partner and Managing Director2005 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Albireo Pharma, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  17. Par PharmaceuticalBoard Observer2012 — 2015New Jersey, United States
  18. Aptalis PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2008 — 2014New Jersey, United States
  19. Elevation PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2010 — 2012San Diego
  20. JP Morgan PartnersVenture Capital Investor2003 — 2005
  21. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Entrepreneur In Residence2002 — 2003Menlo Park, California
  22. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager1997 — 2002
  23. University of California, San FranciscoGastroenterologist and Hepatologist1996 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
  24. Massachusetts General HospitalInternal Medicine Physician1994 — 1996Greater Boston
  25. Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Research Fellow1991 — 1994Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Skills & more

Venture Capital4Start-ups2Mergers & Acquisitions1Due Diligence1Strategy3Corporate DevelopmentBusiness Strategy1Pharmaceutical IndustryEntrepreneurship1Private Equity1

From Heather's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Heather Preston?
Advisor
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).

Same school

Shared employers