Fundraising Fox

John Gustofson

Investor

Managing Director at AbbVie

Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. Chugai Venture Fund (CVF)President, Head of Venturescurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. AbbVieManaging Director, AbbVie Ventures2016 — 2023
  3. AbbVieSr. Director, Ventures & Early Stage Collaborations2013 — 2016Cambridge, MA
  4. AstraZenecaBusiness Development Director2009 — 2013
  5. Altus PharmaceuticalsDirector, Business Development2005 — 2009
  6. Therion BiologicsDirector, Business and Market Development2003 — 2005
  7. PA Consulting GroupPrincipal Consultant2000 — 2002
  8. SRI ConsultingConsultant1999 — 2000
  9. Boston Life SciencesBusiness and Product Development Manager1997 — 1998
  10. Ribozyme PharmaceuticalsScientist1993 — 1995

Education

  1. Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityMBA1995 — 1997
  2. Miami UniversityMS, Molecular Biology1988 — 1990
  3. Western Illinois UniversityBS, Microbiology1983 — 1987

Skills & more

Strategic Planning5Strategy6Start-up VenturesVenture CapitalOncology32Business Development30Clinical Development5Lifesciences6Biotechnology25Management Consulting10Product Development16Drug Development11
+8 moreMetabolismBiopharmaceuticalsInfectionTechnology TransferClinical TrialsDrug DiscoveryMarket AnalysisPharmaceutical Industry

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at AbbVie

Anke Reichardt
Investor at AbbVie
Anthony Melendez
Managing Director at AbbVie
Christian Schubert
Head of AbbVie Ventures at AbbVie
Christina Vorvis
Director at AbbVie
Claire Leurent
Managing Director at AbbVie
Donmienne Leung
Director II, Head of AbbVie Ventures Europe at AbbVie
Doug Faunce
Executive Director at AbbVie
Joachim Vogt
Director at AbbVie

Frequently asked questions

Where does John Gustofson work?
John Gustofson is Managing Director at AbbVie.
What check size does John Gustofson write?
John Gustofson typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.

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Also worked at Chugai Venture Fund (CVF)1

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