Where does Leon Chen work?

Leon Chen is Partner at The Column Group.

What check size does Leon Chen write?

Leon Chen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Leon Chen go to school?

Leon Chen studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University School of Medicine (PhD, Pharmacology); Stanford University (Ph.D, Molecular Pharmacology).

Leon Chen

Investor

Partner at The Column Group

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Contact· self-published, not guessed

l•••@thecolumngroup.comreveal

Experience

The Column GroupPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
OrbiMedVenture Partner2013 — 2019San Francisco
Skyline VenturesPartner2007 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
Venrock AssociatesEntrepreneur in Residence2007
KAI PharmaceuticalsFounder2002 — 2007
StanfordPhD Student1998 — 2001

Skills & more

Venture Capital64Capital12Ventures6Entrepreneur5Investments15Entrepreneurship36Healthcare11Lifesciences20Start-up Ventures10Start-ups26Commercialization6Biotechnology14

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BiopharmaceuticalsCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentProtein ChemistryMergers & AcquisitionsClinical DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisLeadershipPharmaceutical Industry

From Leon's professional profile.

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

Helen Kim

Partner at The Column Group

Hui Tian

Partner at The Column Group

Hui Tian, PhD

Partner at The Column Group

James Evangelista

Partner and CFO at The Column Group

Network1

Adam Goulburn

Founder and Managing Partner at Dimension Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Leon Chen?: Partner at The Column Group
Where does Leon Chen work?: Leon Chen is Partner at The Column Group.
What check size does Leon Chen write?: Leon Chen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Leon Chen go to school?: Leon Chen studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University School of Medicine (PhD, Pharmacology); Stanford University (Ph.D, Molecular Pharmacology).

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Shared employers

Also worked at OrbiMed50

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