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Jay Shepard
InvestorHead of Strategy & Industry Engagement at JDRF T1D Fund · Venture Partner at Catalys Pacific · Executive at Aravive
Englewood, Colorado, United States
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About
Jay P. Shepard is a Venture Partner at Catalys Pacific, a venture group focused on licensing drug programs and creating companies in the US and Japan, and serves on the boards of two of its portfolio companies, Aculys and Pathalys. He previously held chief executive roles at Versartis (later merged with Aravive), NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Ilypsa, and Relypsa, and was an Executive Partner at Sofinnova Ventures from 2008 to 2015. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and as a board member of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and Esperion, and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Arizona.
Executive at Aravive
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Experience
- Aravive, Inc.President & CEO2015 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
- Sofinnova VenturesExecutive Partner2008 — 2015Menlo Park, Ca.
- NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc.President & CEO2010 — 2012Cupertino CA
- Ilypsa/RelypsaPresident and CEO2005 — 2008santa clara, Ca.
- Telik, Inc.VP Commercial Operations2001 — 2005
- ALZA PharmaceuticalsOncolgy Business Unit Head1993 — 2000
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Drug DevelopmentClinical ResearchNeurologyDermatologyCommercializationTechnology TransferClinical DevelopmentInfectious DiseasesHospitalsStrategySales EffectivenessFrom Jay's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Shepard?
- Jay P. Shepard is a Venture Partner at Catalys Pacific, a venture group focused on licensing drug programs and creating companies in the US and Japan, and serves on the boards of two of its portfolio companies, Aculys and Pathalys. He previously held chief executive roles at Versartis (later merged with Aravive), NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Ilypsa, and Relypsa, and was an Executive Partner at Sofinnova Ventures from 2008 to 2015. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and as a board member of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and Esperion, and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Arizona.
- Where does Jay Shepard work?
- Jay Shepard is Head of Strategy & Industry Engagement at JDRF T1D Fund and Executive at Aravive.
- Where did Jay Shepard go to school?
- Jay Shepard studied at University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aravive, Inc.5
Also worked at Sofinnova Ventures32
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