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Marcello Agosti

Investor

Interim Head of Strategy & Portfolio Development at Takeda Ventures

Boston

About

Marcello Agosti serves as interim head of strategy and portfolio development at Takeda, overseeing business development including M&A and corporate development. He led Takeda's acquisition of Shire and other strategic transactions, and previously held business development roles at Novartis in the U.K. and Switzerland and worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and a business administration degree from Bocconi University in Milan.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. TakedaGlobal Business Development Officercurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
  2. TakedaHead of Global Business Development2016 — 2018Zurich
  3. TakedaHead of Global Commercial2015 — 2018Zürich Area, Switzerland
  4. TakedaArea Head Southern and Eastern Europe2012 — 2016Zürich Area, Switzerland
  5. TakedaHead of Strategy - Europe and Canada2011 — 2012
  6. TakedaGeneral Manager - France2010 — 2011Paris Area, France
  7. TakedaVP Global Licensee Management2009 — 2010Greater Chicago Area and London
  8. TakedaDirector Corporate Strategy Europe2008 — 2009London, United Kingdom
  9. NovartisHead of Business Development and Licensing2005 — 2008UK and Basel
  10. Capital OneHead of European Partnerships2004 — 2005London, United Kingdom
  11. McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager1998 — 2003Milan and London
  12. smegBusiness Controller1995 — 1998Oxford, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1999 — 2000
  2. HEC ParisProgramme of International Management - PIM1994
  3. Università BocconiBusiness Administration1990 — 1994

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford745

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Also attended HEC Paris316

Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalClaire TanguyInvestor at DaphniMarie BardinetInvestor at Daphni

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Also attended Università Bocconi303

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Takeda27

Rebecca RedfieldSenior Associate at .406 VenturesJulie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda VenturesAwny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda VenturesElaine ShannonPresident, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda VenturesGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures

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Also worked at Novartis105

Rebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at Capital One111

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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Colleagues at Takeda Ventures

Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Asuka Miyabashira
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Christophe Weber
President and CEO, Representative Director at Takeda Ventures
Elaine Shannon
President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures