Marian Nakada
InvestorVice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
United States
FoundedONL Therapeutics
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
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B, Biology1979 — 1983
- University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Pharmacology1983 — 1989
- Emmaus High School1975 — 1979
Skills & more
Mentoring21Strategy80Venture Capital41Biotechnology99Biopharmaceuticals73Drug Discovery53Business Development38Oncology65Drug Development50Pharmacology8Licensing10Clinical Trials10
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CommercializationFDAMedical DevicesStart-upsCross-functional Team LeadershipPharmaceutical IndustryCROFrom Marian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Ahryon Cho
Regional Head, JLABS Korea at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Amir Blatt
Principal, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish Xavier
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Aurelie Gaudin
Associate Director, Global Campaigns & Audience Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chelsea Hewitt
Senior Director, Regional Engagement & Incubation, San Diego, External Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Haskell
Head of JLABS @ San Francisco Bay Area at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
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Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asish Xavier
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Elizabeth Wu
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marian Nakada work?
- Marian Nakada is Vice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC.
- What companies did Marian Nakada found?
- Marian Nakada founded ONL Therapeutics.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,457
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania765
Dasha 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 PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Johnson & Johnson144
Karthik 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 PartnersBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, Llc
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