Jeff Lawson
InvestorPhysician-Scientist, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Investor at Swift Street Capital · Partner at Ceras Ventures
Durham, North Carolina, United States
About
Professor of Surgery at Duke University with 20+ years in vascular surgery and biology, and former Chief of Vascular Surgery. President and CEO of MedBlue Incubator; founder and CEO of Humacyte (NASDAQ: HUMA) and Innavasc (sold to Gore Medical). Holds an MD and PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont.
Experience
- Ceras VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Ceras VenturesHead of Investmentcurrent2022 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Nuwa AINon Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- nGRND IncAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- TheBlock.Member of the Board of Advisors2025
- Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC)Business Mentor2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BrincStart-Up Mentor2024 — 2025
- EWA AcceleratorMentor2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFBusiness Analytics Emerging Markets2018 — 2022Dubai
- BASFEmployee Engagement Lead Midde East2017 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFSupply Chain Projects and Regional Controlling MENA2015 — 2018Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFCorporate Trainee Program2011 — 2014Paris, Berlin, Ludwigshafen, Nienburg
Skills & more
Foresight2Futures Thinking1Mentoring2Communication6Leadership1Teamwork10Problem solving3Negotiation4Management6Intercultural Skills5Quantum Computing1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1
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Digital Asset ManagementVenture CapitalInvestor RelationsTechnological InnovationFinancial AdvisoryInstitutional RelationsData GovernancePortfolio ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAdvisoryGrowth InvestingWeb 3.0Languages Arabic · Deutsch · English · French · Schwedisch · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Lawson?
- Professor of Surgery at Duke University with 20+ years in vascular surgery and biology, and former Chief of Vascular Surgery. President and CEO of MedBlue Incubator; founder and CEO of Humacyte (NASDAQ: HUMA) and Innavasc (sold to Gore Medical). Holds an MD and PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont.
- Where does Jeff Lawson work?
- Jeff Lawson is Physician-Scientist, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Investor at Swift Street Capital.
- Where did Jeff Lawson go to school?
- Jeff Lawson studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Quantum Computing Program focusing on Strategy and Impact in Business); Dubai Future Foundation; The University of Manchester (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Global MBA (part-time)).
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