Leon Chen
InvestorPartner at The Column Group
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
Experience
- The Column GroupPartnercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OrbiMedVenture Partner2013 β 2019San Francisco
- Skyline VenturesPartner2007 β 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Venrock AssociatesEntrepreneur in Residence2007
- KAI PharmaceuticalsFounder2002 β 2007
- StanfordPhD Student1998 β 2001
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business2007 β 2009
- Stanford University School of MedicinePhD, Pharmacology1998 β 2001
- Stanford UniversityPh.D, Molecular Pharmacology1998 β 2001
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts, Biochemistry1993 β 1997
Skills & more
Venture Capital64Capital12Ventures6Entrepreneur5Investments15Entrepreneurship36Healthcare11Lifesciences20Start-up Ventures10Start-ups26Commercialization6Biotechnology14
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BiopharmaceuticalsCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentProtein ChemistryMergers & AcquisitionsClinical DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisLeadershipPharmaceutical IndustryFrom Leon's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine67
Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesLauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartnersClare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at OrbiMed42
Tadd WesselManaging Partner at Scion Life SciencesW. Carter NeildManaging Partner at OrbiMedGeoffrey HsuGeneral Partner at OrbiMedDavid BonitaGeneral Partner at OrbiMedDavid WangPartner at OrbiMedMark R. JelleyPartner at OrbiMed
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Also worked at Venrock Associates77
Yonatan SelaPartner at Square Peg CapitalMark BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJPriya BanerjeeSenior Principal at B4 CapitalRyan GilbertFounder and Managing Partner at Launchpad CapitalSean O'MalleyPartner at Launchpad CapitalArif FarooquiVice President, Finance at Cota Capital
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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, PhD
Partner Emeritus at The Column Group
Helen Kim
Partner at The Column Group
Hui Tian
Partner at The Column Group
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