Kevin Gillis
InvestorPartner at Third Rock Ventures · Board director at Corvia Medical
East Coast
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Kevin Gillis is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Third Rock Ventures, which he joined in 2008. With more than 25 years of financial leadership and management experience, he leads the firm's non-investment activities, including internal operations, finance, legal, communications, and administrative functions. He also oversees fundraising and manages the firm's limited partner relationships. He is especially interested in the firm's preventive medicine initiatives and their potential to change how cancer and other serious diseases are treated.
Contact· published on Kevin's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned a B.A. in History from Brandeis University. Holds an MBA in Finance from Bentley University.
- Family
- Is married and has two children, and is part of a large extended family.
From Kevin's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Corvia Medical
Intro paths
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Experience
- Third Rock VenturesCOO / Partnercurrent2019 — presentBoston
- Third Rock VenturesCFO / Partnercurrent2008 — present
- Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.VP Finance2007 — 2008
- Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis2004 — 2007
- millennium pharmaceuticalsAssoc Dir, Finance1999 — 2004
Colleagues at Third Rock Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Gillis?
- Kevin Gillis is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Third Rock Ventures, which he joined in 2008. With more than 25 years of financial leadership and management experience, he leads the firm's non-investment activities, including internal operations, finance, legal, communications, and administrative functions. He also oversees fundraising and manages the firm's limited partner relationships. He is especially interested in the firm's preventive medicine initiatives and their potential to change how cancer and other serious diseases are treated.
- Where does Kevin Gillis work?
- Kevin Gillis is Partner at Third Rock Ventures and Board director at Corvia Medical.
- What check size does Kevin Gillis write?
- Kevin Gillis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Kevin Gillis go to school?
- Kevin Gillis studied at Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Brandeis University (BA, History).
Same school
Also attended Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business13
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Also attended Brandeis University65
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Shared employers
Also worked at millennium pharmaceuticals28
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