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Jeffrey Thomas

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Board Member, Founder, Executive Director at Lever

San Diego, California, United States

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Jeffrey: together at Indiana University Bloomington
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About

Jeffrey D. Thomas is the founder and Executive Director of Lever, where he works on startup funding, fundraising, and community engagement. He was among the founding scientists at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and led the genomics and bioinformatics program at Pfizer, overseeing an internal R&D group and partnerships with biotech firms. In 2011 he founded the Entrepreneurs@Williams program; he holds a B.A. from Wabash College and a Ph.D. and M.D. from Indiana University, and lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Experience

  1. LeverExecutive Directorcurrent2014 — presentNorth Adams, Massachusetts
  2. ConsultingBiotechnology Consultant2003 — 2016
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVisiting Scholar2003 — 2004Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Genstruct (aka Selventa)Chief Scientific Officer2001 — 2003Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. PfizerDirector, Genomics and Bioinformatics1997 — 2001Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  6. MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Scientist1993 — 1997
  7. The National Institutes of HealthHelen Hay Whitney Fellow, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases1993 — 1997

Colleagues at Lever

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Chief Financial Officer at Sandpiper

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeffrey Thomas?
Jeffrey D. Thomas is the founder and Executive Director of Lever, where he works on startup funding, fundraising, and community engagement. He was among the founding scientists at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and led the genomics and bioinformatics program at Pfizer, overseeing an internal R&D group and partnerships with biotech firms. In 2011 he founded the Entrepreneurs@Williams program; he holds a B.A. from Wabash College and a Ph.D. and M.D. from Indiana University, and lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Where does Jeffrey Thomas work?
Jeffrey Thomas is Board Member, Founder, Executive Director at Lever.
Where did Jeffrey Thomas go to school?
Jeffrey Thomas studied at Indiana University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Indiana University Bloomington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Genetics); Wabash College (Bachelor of Arts - BA).

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