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Marian Nakada

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Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC · Vice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

United States

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Experience

  1. Venture ForwardBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. Convergence ForumAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  3. Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 — present
  4. ONL TherapeuticsBoard Member2024 — 2025Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  5. Iterative HealthBoard Observer2021 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Venture Investments JJDC2013 — 2025Johnson & Johnson Boston Innovation Center; 255 Main St; Cambridge, MA
  7. Navitor PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2013 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts
  8. Arkuda TherapeuticsBoard Observer2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Ribon TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2024
  10. Ribon TherapeuticsBoard Chair2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
  11. New England Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2016 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts
  12. Redona Therapeutics (formerly Twentyeight-Seven)Board Member2018 — 2023Cambridge, MA
  13. Accelerator Life Science PartnersBoard Observer2014 — 2021New York, New York
  14. Artizan Biosciences, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2021New Haven CT
  15. PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2018Malvern, Pennsylvania
  16. Janssen Inc.Strategy & Operations and External Innovation Lead2009 — 2013Radnor, Pennsylvania
  17. CentocorSenior Director, Business Development2006 — 2009
  18. CentocorSenior Director, Oncology Research2001 — 2006
  19. GSKGraduate student1985 — 1990

Skills & more

Mentoring22Strategy80Venture Capital42Biotechnology99Biopharmaceuticals73Drug Discovery53Business Development38Oncology65Drug Development50Pharmacology8Licensing10Clinical Trials10
+7 moreCommercializationFDAMedical DevicesStart-upsCross-functional Team LeadershipPharmaceutical IndustryCRO

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Investments

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Colleagues at JJDC

Asish K. Xavier
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Biren Mehta
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Chris Picariello
President at JJDC
Fiona MacLaughlin
Principal, Venture Investments at JJDC
Gilad Glick
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Hirak Parikh
Principal, Venture Investments at JJDC
Lior Teitelbaum
Principal, Venture Investments at JJDC
Tamir Meiri
Principal, Venture Investments at JJDC

Network4

Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish K. Xavier
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Elizabeth Wu
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marian Nakada?
Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC
Where does Marian Nakada work?
Marian Nakada is Vice President, Venture Investments at JJDC.
What companies has Marian Nakada invested in?
Investments tracked here include ONL Therapeutics.
Where did Marian Nakada go to school?
Marian Nakada studied at Harvard University (A.B, Biology); University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., Pharmacology); Emmaus High School.

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