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Kevin Gillis

Investor

Partner at Third Rock Ventures

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.

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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.

Experience

  1. Third Rock VenturesCOO / Partnercurrent2019 — presentBoston
  2. Third Rock VenturesCFO / Partnercurrent2008 — present
  3. Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.VP Finance2007 — 2008
  4. Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis2004 — 2007
  5. millennium pharmaceuticalsAssoc Dir, Finance1999 — 2004

Education

  1. Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Finance1990 — 1993
  2. Brandeis UniversityBA, History1985 — 1989

Same school

Also attended Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business13

Ava BrunelleInvestor at Third Rock VenturesGabriella WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesUllas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesChris MooreChief Financial Officer at K5 GlobalKate GunioController at Long Ridge Equity PartnersTommy SkinnerDirector, Venture Investments at Michigan Rise

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Also attended Brandeis University56

Nicholas AdamsManaging Partner at Differential VenturesJohn KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux CapitalMasha LevinVenture Partner at One Way Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at millennium pharmaceuticals25

Kevin MunnellyInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJohn KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesKevin StarrInvestor at Third Rock VenturesNeil ExterRetired Partner at Third Rock VenturesRobert TepperPartner and co-founder of Third Rock VenturesStuart HwangVenture Partner at RDiscovery

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