Mara Aspinall
InvestorManaging Director at BlueStone Venture Partners
Tucson, Arizona
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Mara Aspinall is a healthcare and diagnostics industry leader and Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueStone. She previously served as President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems and President of Genzyme Genetics, co-founded the School of Biomedical Diagnostics at Arizona State University, and holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Tufts.
Experience
- Illumina VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
- BlueStone Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- BlueStone Venture PartnersManaging Director2017 — 2023Tucson Arizona
- ASU College of Health SolutionsProfessor of Practice, Diagnostics, College of Health Solutionscurrent2018 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
- OraSure TechnologiesDirectorcurrent2017 — present
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of ArizonaDirectorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Phoenix Area
- Health Catalysts GroupManaging Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Tucson Area
- American Institute for Medical and Biological EngineeringFellowcurrent2007 — present
- Castle Biosciences, Inc.Director2015 — 2024
- abcamDirector2015 — 2023
- DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition CorpDirector2021 — 2023
- Pyx HealthDirector2020 — 2023
- Strateos (formerly 3Scan)Director2016 — 2023
- AllscriptsDirector2017 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
- GenePeeks, Inc.Executive Chairman2014 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- EPEMED - European Personalized Medicine AssociationDirector and Co-Founder2009 — 2018Luxemburg, Walloon Region, Belgium
- Safeguard ScientificsDirector2014 — 2017
- Ventana Medical SystemsPresident / CEO2011 — 2014Greater Tucson Area
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoard Member1997 — 2012
- On-Q-ityPresident and CEO2009 — 2011
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management1985 — 1987
- Tufts UniversityBA, International Relations1979 — 1983
Skills & more
InvestmentsCapitalDirectorsBusiness StrategyStrategy
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona1
Also worked at Castle Biosciences, Inc.3
Also worked at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute27
Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Dave BarrettSenior Advisory Partner at Polaris PartnersMargaux FosterAnalyst at redalpineWeihan LiuAssociate at Cure VenturesRosie BellDirector of Marketing at LRVHealthTaruho KurodaImpact Partner at Fresco Capital
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Also worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts9
Katie CatlenderExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital PartnersJason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesTuoyo LouisCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesCorey ThomasCEO, Rapid7 & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCAlena MarovitzInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALWilliam WinkenwerderChairman & Director, CitiusTech at Empactful Capital
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