Marian Nakada
InvestorVice President, Venture Investments at JJDC · Vice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
United States
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402 people in our graph share verified history with Marian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Cathy FriedmanunlockedMarian: together at Harvard University (1979–1982)
×3Marian: together at Johnson & Johnson
Marian: together at Harvard University
×4Marian: together at University of Pennsylvania
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Experience
- Venture ForwardBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Convergence ForumAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 — present
- ONL TherapeuticsBoard Member2024 — 2025Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Iterative HealthBoard Observer2021 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Venture Investments JJDC2013 — 2025Johnson & Johnson Boston Innovation Center; 255 Main St; Cambridge, MA
- Navitor PharmaceuticalsBoard Member2013 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Arkuda TherapeuticsBoard Observer2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Ribon TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2024
- Ribon TherapeuticsBoard Chair2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- New England Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2016 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts
- Redona Therapeutics (formerly Twentyeight-Seven)Board Member2018 — 2023Cambridge, MA
- Accelerator Life Science PartnersBoard Observer2014 — 2021New York, New York
- Artizan Biosciences, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2021New Haven CT
- PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2018Malvern, Pennsylvania
- Janssen Inc.Strategy & Operations and External Innovation Lead2009 — 2013Radnor, Pennsylvania
- CentocorSenior Director, Business Development2006 — 2009
- CentocorSenior Director, Oncology Research2001 — 2006
- GSKGraduate student1985 — 1990
Skills & more
Mentoring22Strategy80Venture Capital42Biotechnology99Biopharmaceuticals73Drug Discovery53Business Development38Oncology65Drug Development50Pharmacology8Licensing10Clinical Trials10
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CommercializationFDAMedical DevicesStart-upsCross-functional Team LeadershipPharmaceutical IndustryCROFrom Marian's professional profile.
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
Investors connected to Marian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- 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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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,234
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Johnson & Johnson229
Teresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiall O'DonnellManaging Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
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