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About
Marlene Grenon is a physician and healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, digital health, and AI across academic and industry settings, including leadership roles at UCSF. She currently serves as Grants Manager at Mae Philanthropies and holds board positions with AI and medical device companies, where she advises on product development, clinical studies, regulatory strategy, and fundraising.
Experience
- Mae PhilanthropiesGrants Managercurrent2026 — present
- IA Seed VenturesAdvisor/Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- THORASYS Thoracic Medical Systems Inc.Independent Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Family OfficeAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Trial LibraryClinical and Scientific Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- CELS - Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life ScienceFounding Charter Membercurrent2023 — present
- CareSimpleIndependent Board Director2023 — 2026Montreal, QC
- University of California, San FranciscoDirector of Digital Health and AI, Innovation Ventures2019 — 2026
- University of California, San FranciscoVascular Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery2010 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- KintsugiMedical Advisor2020 — 2025
- AssistIQSustainability and Medical Advisor2022 — 2024
- The BatcheryAdvisor to Incubator and Start-ups; Investor2015 — 2023
- InnoveinMedical Advisor2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- American Medical AssociationMedical Expert- Digital Health and AI2019 — 2022
- AMNIe.orgCo-Founder and Board of Directors2018 — 2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- SyntegraCo-Founder, CMO/COO2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Evry HealthChief Medical Officer - acquired by Globe Life (NYSE: GL)2018 — 2020Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- FAAConsultant (Aviation Medicine)2013 — 2018Oklahoma, United States
- U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsStaff Surgeon2010 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- International Space UniversitySpace Life Sciences Faculty2003 — 2012Strasbourg Area, France
- Arizona Heart InstituteFellow (Endovascular Surgery)2009 — 2010
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Affiliate2009Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- The University of British ColumbiaFellow (Vascular Surgery)2007 — 2009
- McGill UniversityResident Physician (Cardiac Surgery)2001 — 2007
- Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow (Aerospace Medicine)2002 — 2004
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Fellow (Aerospace Medicine)2002 — 2004
- Institute for Biomedical Problems/Russian Space AgencyVisiting Researcher (Aerospace Medicine)2002Moscow, Russia
- Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneDelegate - UNISPACE III Space Generation Forum1999
Skills & more
Blockchain2Early Stage Investment6Venture Capital6Start-up Ventures6Board of Directors4Sustainability6Healthcare36Start-ups13Clinical Research69Business Strategy6Surgery51Research31
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VascularMedicineScienceLifesciencesMedical EducationMedical ResearchInternal MedicinePublic HealthClinical TrialsPublic SpeakingManagementLeadershipLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme — University of Oxford
- American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Review Course — American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (ABAIM)
- Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) — Competent Boards
- Fellow — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Specialist in Vascular Medicine — AMERICAN BOARD OF VASCULAR MEDICINE INC
- Physician and Surgeon — Medical Board Of California
- Specialist in Vascular Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Specialist in Cardiac Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Licentiate — Medical Council of Canada
From Marlene's professional profile.
Colleagues at IA Seed Ventures
Earl Rennison
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Ed Dua
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Garrett Koehn
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Gary Gitelson
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Jacqueline Wu
Director of Tax at Conconi Growth Partners
Leonid Igolnik
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Mark Thaler
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Mike Duggan
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marlene Grenon?
- Marlene Grenon is a physician and healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, digital health, and AI across academic and industry settings, including leadership roles at UCSF. She currently serves as Grants Manager at Mae Philanthropies and holds board positions with AI and medical device companies, where she advises on product development, clinical studies, regulatory strategy, and fundraising.
- Where does Marlene Grenon work?
- Marlene Grenon is Advisor at IA Seed Ventures.
- Where did Marlene Grenon go to school?
- Marlene Grenon studied at Harvard Medical School (Masters in Medical Sciences, Post-Doctoral Fellowship); Brown University (Executive MBA); IE Business School (Executive MBA).
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