Fundraising Fox

John Josey

Investor

Partner at The Column Group

Dallas, Texas

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Find your path to John

263 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Steve TregayunlockedJohn: together at Arraybiopharma (2001–2004)
×8John: together at Amgen
×3John: together at University of Colorado

Experience

  1. The Column GroupPartnercurrent2026 — present
  2. The Column GroupVenture Partner2020 — 2026
  3. Peloton TherapeuticsPresident and Chief Executive Officer2013 — 2019Dallas, Texas
  4. Peloton TherapeuticsPresident and Chief Scientific Officer2011 — 2013Dallas, TX
  5. Array BioPharma Inc.Vice President, Discovery Chemistry1998 — 2011
  6. AmgenScientist1995 — 1998
  7. Glaxo Inc.Research Scientist1991 — 1995Research Triangle Park, NC

Deals · 2

Circle PharmaBoard seat

via The Column Group · filed Jan 2025 · $117.4M raise

Day One BiopharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via The Column Group · filed Feb 2021 · $130M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at The Column Group

Aadit Shah
Principal at The Column Group
Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD
Venture Partner at The Column Group
Carla Daniel
Partner at The Column Group
Craig Parker
Venture Partner at The Column Group
David Goeddel
Managing Partner at The Column Group
David V. Goeddel, Ph.D.
General Partner at The Column Group
David V. Goeddel, PhD
Partner Emeritus at The Column Group
Hui Tian
Partner at The Column Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Josey?
Partner at The Column Group
Where does John Josey work?
John Josey is Partner at The Column Group.
What check size does John Josey write?
John Josey typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does John Josey sit on?
John Josey holds tracked board seats at Circle Pharma, Day One Biopharmaceuticals.
Where did John Josey go to school?
John Josey studied at Caltech (Postdoctoral Fellow); The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry); University of Colorado (MBA, Business Administration).

Same school

Also attended Caltech254

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSusannah BarbeeVice President, Translational Immunology at Deerfield Management Company

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin751

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft

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Also attended University of Colorado19

Adam AverbachChief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Ibex InvestorsJuan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryJames WinterHead of Marketing at Telescope PartnersCarly AbrahamsonPartner and General Counsel at The Colorado Impact FundChris MarksManaging Partner at Firebrand Ventures

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Also attended Colorado State University101

Paul OsmundsonVice President Strategy & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURESTim WeelborgGeneral Partner and co-founder of Homegrown CapitalSophia SorensenOffice Coordinator at Sorenson VenturesBraden DeforgeWealth Management Associate at Goalvest VentureAlbert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure VenturesLarry BurgessExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION

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Shared employers

Also worked at The Column Group13

Tim KutzkeyManaging Partner at The Column GroupPeter SvennilsonFounder / Managing Partner at The Column GroupLeon ChenPartner at The Column GroupSarah HymowitzPartner at The Column GroupJeff GoaterPartner at The Column GroupHui TianPartner at The Column Group

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Also worked at Peloton Therapeutics1

Derek DiRoccoPartner at RA Capital

Also worked at Array BioPharma Inc.6

Steve TregayManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLarry BurgessExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONKyle LefkoffGeneral Partner at Boulder VenturesJoey MoneyLife Sciences Client Manager at Innosphere VenturesDylan HartleyExecutive Officer at Onkure Therapeutics IncKevin KochExecutive Officer, Director at Edgewise Therapeutics

Also worked at Amgen137

Parker ConradCo-founder & CEO of RipplingSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSean BruichChief Technology Officer at Flare Capital PartnersSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersKelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners

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