Where does Khatereh Ahmadi work?

Khatereh Ahmadi is Venture Partner at XGEN Venture.

Where did Khatereh Ahmadi go to school?

Khatereh Ahmadi studied at Henley Business School (Executive MBA, Business); King's College London (PhD, Biochemistry).

Khatereh Ahmadi

Investor

Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

London, England, United Kingdom

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

John HortonunlockedKhatereh: together at Henley Business School (2005–2007)

Khatereh: together at Guard Therapeutics

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×4Khatereh: together at Msd

About

Pharmaceutical industry executive with 20+ years of experience across large pharma and biotech startups. Former Head of Search and Evaluation at MSD, co-founder and CEO of reViral (acquired by Pfizer), and NED on the board of Guard Therapeutics. Holds a PhD in Biochemistry from King's College London and an MBA.

Experience

XGEN VentureVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
Guard TherapeuticsNon Executive Board Membercurrent2024 — presentStockholm County, Sweden
MSDHead of Search and Evaluation BD&L, Europe a2021 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
MSDHead of Search and Evaluation, European BD&L team2021 — 2025
MSDExecutive Director, Oncology BD&L, Europe2015 — 2021
ReViralCEO and co-founder2011 — 2015
Khatereh Consultancy LtdFounder, Director2010 — 2015
NexGenix PharmaceuticalsDirector of BD (Consultant)2010 — 2011
Eurand SPASenior Licensing2009 — 2011
Biotechnology CompaniesBD Consultant to Biotech Companies2008 — 2009
PiramedHead of Business Development2003 — 2008
Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchScientific Programme Manager1996 — 2003

Skills & more

BiotechnologyR&D9Technology Transfer24Pharmaceutical Industry40Clinical Development13Lifesciences16Drug Discovery25Oncology36Drug Development19Clinical Trials8Molecular Biology9Biomarkers4

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BiopharmaceuticalsCommercializationLicensing

Languages English · French · Italian · Persian

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Colleagues at XGEN Venture

Bastiaan van der Baan

Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Bertil Lindmark

Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Bianca Benatti

Jr. Analyst at XGEN Venture

Carlotta Marchese

Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Specialist at XGEN Venture

Daniele Scarinci

Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture

Federica Draghi

Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture

Gokhan Batur

Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Graziano Piredda

Sr. Analyst at XGEN Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Khatereh Ahmadi?: Pharmaceutical industry executive with 20+ years of experience across large pharma and biotech startups. Former Head of Search and Evaluation at MSD, co-founder and CEO of reViral (acquired by Pfizer), and NED on the board of Guard Therapeutics. Holds a PhD in Biochemistry from King's College London and an MBA.
Where does Khatereh Ahmadi work?: Khatereh Ahmadi is Venture Partner at XGEN Venture.
Where did Khatereh Ahmadi go to school?: Khatereh Ahmadi studied at Henley Business School (Executive MBA, Business); King's College London (PhD, Biochemistry).

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Shared employers

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