Experience
- 10X GenomicsChairmancurrent2013 — present
- ManusChairmancurrent2025 — present
- Encoded Therapeutics Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — present
- Inscripta, Inc.Chairman2017 — 2025
- Fabric GenomicsChairman, Co-founder2009 — 2025
- Element BiosciencesChairman2017 — 2023
- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.Board Member2015 — 2017
- Sequenta, Inc.Chairman2010 — 2015
- Ariosa DiagnosticsExecutive Chairman, Co-founder2009 — 2015
- Illumina, Inc.Co-Founder1998 — 2009
- Illumina, Inc.Illumina Fellow2008 — 2009
- Illumina, Inc.Chief Operating Officer2005 — 2008
- Illumina, Inc.Sr. VP, Operations2002 — 2005
- Illumina, Inc.VP, Business Development1999 — 2002
- Illumina, Inc.President and CEO1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Diagnostics3Venture Capital21Life Sciences21Lifesciences50Biotechnology45Genomics55Commercialization26Project Management8Hardware Diagnostics12Microarray10Molecular Biology20Executive Management10
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Start-upsCellDrug DiscoveryBioinformaticsGeneticsDNA sequencingBiochemistryBiopharmaceuticalsStrategyMedical DiagnosticsCancerR&DFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Venrock
Abe Valdez
IT Manager at Venrock
Andrew Gottesdiener
VHCP at Venrock
Andy Wardle
VHCP at Venrock
Bailie Salk
Investor at Venrock
Bambie Guzman
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Venrock
Bob Kocher
Co-Founder of Lyra Health; Partner at Venrock
Bong Koh
VHCP at Venrock
Brad Walan
VP of IT and Security at Venrock
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Stuelpnagel?
- Advisor at Venrock
- Where does John Stuelpnagel work?
- John Stuelpnagel is Advisor at Venrock.
- Where did John Stuelpnagel go to school?
- John Stuelpnagel studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); University of California, Davis (D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine); University of California, Davis (B.S., Biochemistry).
Founder mafias
UCLA Anderson School of Management mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Silvia MazzucchelliMBAFounded Modcloth +1Jeffrey ChangMBAFounded Doblet +1Derek HerreraMasters Business Administration (MBA)Founded Bright Uro +1Alex PerelmanMBAFounded PeerStreet +1Tim McCarthyMBAFounded Spring Loaded Technology +1Jordan RamerMBAFounded EV Connect
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Venrock mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Aaron WhiteVice PresidentFounded Blissfully +1Nimish ShahVHCPFounded Apogee Therapeutics +1Andrew GottesdienerVHCPFounded Apogee Therapeutics +1Ray RothrockPartnerFounded RedSealMatthew NordanVice PresidentFounded Prime CoalitionAngie YouVice PresidentFounded Architect Therapeutics
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10x Genomics mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Encoded Therapeutics mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Adaptive Biotechnologies mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management223
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Davis157
Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesTeresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Manus6
Carsten BoersManaging Partner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersJason WhaleyGeneral Partner at Rhapsody Venture PartnersCraig AsherManaging Director at OMX VenturesAlena IvashenkaLife Sciences Investor at Venture Capital World SummitByron AlsbergFounding Partner at Prefix CapitalJean NehmePartner at Qubit Health Capital
