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Mara Aspinall

Investor

Managing 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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Illumina VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
  2. BlueStone Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  3. BlueStone Venture PartnersManaging Director2017 — 2023Tucson Arizona
  4. ASU College of Health SolutionsProfessor of Practice, Diagnostics, College of Health Solutionscurrent2018 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
  5. OraSure TechnologiesDirectorcurrent2017 — present
  6. Blue Cross Blue Shield of ArizonaDirectorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Phoenix Area
  7. Health Catalysts GroupManaging Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Tucson Area
  8. American Institute for Medical and Biological EngineeringFellowcurrent2007 — present
  9. Castle Biosciences, Inc.Director2015 — 2024
  10. abcamDirector2015 — 2023
  11. DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition CorpDirector2021 — 2023
  12. Pyx HealthDirector2020 — 2023
  13. Strateos (formerly 3Scan)Director2016 — 2023
  14. AllscriptsDirector2017 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
  15. GenePeeks, Inc.Executive Chairman2014 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
  16. EPEMED - European Personalized Medicine AssociationDirector and Co-Founder2009 — 2018Luxemburg, Walloon Region, Belgium
  17. Safeguard ScientificsDirector2014 — 2017
  18. Ventana Medical SystemsPresident / CEO2011 — 2014Greater Tucson Area
  19. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoard Member1997 — 2012
  20. On-Q-ityPresident and CEO2009 — 2011
  21. Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsDirector2008 — 2011
  22. Greater Boston Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors2000 — 2011
  23. Strategies for Children & Early Education for AllBoard member2000 — 2010
  24. Personalized Medicine CoalitionBoard member2007 — 2010
  25. Predictive BiosciencesDirector / Board Chairman2007 — 2009
  26. Genzyme CorporationPresident, Genetics & Pharmaceuticals1997 — 2009
  27. Delta Dental Plan of MassachusettsDirector1998 — 2004Boston
  28. Genzyme PharmaceuticalsPresident1997 — 2001
  29. Hale and Dorr LLCSenior Director1990 — 1997
  30. Bain & CompanySenior Consultant1987 — 1990

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Colleagues at BlueStone Venture Partners

Andrew More
Investor at BlueStone Venture Partners
Chris Burwell
Manager of Research at BlueStone Venture Partners
Tom Nickoloff
Co-Founder and Managing Director at BlueStone Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mara Aspinall?
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.
Where does Mara Aspinall work?
Mara Aspinall is Managing Director at BlueStone Venture Partners.
What check size does Mara Aspinall write?
Mara Aspinall typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Mara Aspinall go to school?
Mara Aspinall studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Tufts University (BA, International Relations).

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