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Maria Millan

Investor

MD at DigitalDx Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

A cell and gene therapy, immunology, transplantation and healthcare expert with over 30 years of experience across healthcare, academia and biotechnology. She served as President and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), earlier as a Stanford transplant surgeon and Associate Professor directing the Pediatric Organ Transplantation Program.

Experience

  1. MTM BioAccess PartnersPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
  2. Keck Graduate InstituteMember Board of Trusteescurrent2024 — presentClaremont, California, United States
  3. Lifeguard Health Networks, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  4. ONE LIFE COUNSELING CENTERMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentSan Carlos, California, United States
  5. DigitalDx VenturesExpert & Entrepreneur in Residencecurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  6. California Institute for Regenerative MedicinePresident & CEO2017 — 2023
  7. California Institute for Regenerative MedicineVice President, Therapeutics2016 — 2017
  8. California Institute for Regenerative MedicineSr. Director Strategic Centers / Medical Officer2012 — 2016
  9. StemCells, Inc.Vice President and Chief Medical Officer2006 — 2012
  10. Stanford University School of MedicineAssociate Professor, Transplant Surgery, Director of Pediatric Transplantation1999 — 2007
  11. Stanford University School of MedicineTransplant Surgery Fellow1996 — 1998
  12. Harvard Medical SchoolGeneral Surgery Residency1990 — 1997Beth Israel Deaconess-Harvard Medical School

Skills & more

CEOsExecutive Level ManagementDrug DevelopmentEntrepreneurial OrganizationsHealth SciencesHealthcare ManagementMedical EducationCorporate FinanceInterpersonal SkillsMedicine17Pediatrics8Lifesciences10
+12 moreBiotechnologyStem CellsClinical ResearchMedical ResearchHealthcareGeneral SurgeryMulti-Organ Transplant SurgeryTranslational ResearchImmunologyClinical TrialsTransplant ImmunologyResearch
  • Board Member Orientation: Independent Institutions — AGB (Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges)

From Maria's professional profile.

Colleagues at DigitalDx Ventures

Aerin Lao
Analyst at Foxmont Capital Partners
Alan Mak
Executive Director at Topaz Investment
Alexandra Stratton
Associate at VamosVentures
Alicia Pittman
Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global People Chair at The Boston Consulting Group
Alissa Hsu Lynch
Investor at DigitalDx Ventures
Aliza Knox
Advisor at iGlobe Partners
Allison Pickens
Solo GP Investor at Allison Pickens Ventures
Amit Goldman
Investor at DigitalDx Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Maria Millan?
A cell and gene therapy, immunology, transplantation and healthcare expert with over 30 years of experience across healthcare, academia and biotechnology. She served as President and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), earlier as a Stanford transplant surgeon and Associate Professor directing the Pediatric Organ Transplantation Program.
Where does Maria Millan work?
Maria Millan is MD at DigitalDx Ventures.
Where did Maria Millan go to school?
Maria Millan studied at Stanford University School of Medicine (Fellow, Transplant Surgery); Harvard Medical School (Residency, General Surgery); Harvard Medical School (Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Sandoz Center for Immunobiology- Fritz H. Bach, Transplantation Immunology).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine129

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 Harvard Medical School243

Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital

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Also attended Rutgers New Jersey Medical School1

Michael Docktor, MDFounder at Dock Health

Also attended Duke University800

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAyaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank

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Shared employers

Also worked at Keck Graduate Institute4

Chaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology VenturesAdar Makovski SilversteinPrincipal at Arkin CapitalDaniel BradburyInvestor at BioBrit

Also worked at StemCells, Inc.1

Eric LagasseExecutive Officer, Director at Lygenesis

Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine177

Josephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeffrey DeFlavio, MDEntrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorpLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley Investments

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Also worked at Harvard Medical School275

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital

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