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
Education
- Harvard Medical SchoolMasters in Medical Sciences, Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- Brown UniversityExecutive MBA
- IE Business SchoolExecutive MBA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPost-doctoral fellowship, Aerospace Medicine
- McGill UniversityDoctor of Medicine (MD)
- International Space UniversityDiploma in Space Studies
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
Akash Jain
Venture Partner 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
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
- Where does Marlene Grenon work?
- Marlene Grenon is Advisor at IA Seed Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Medical School135
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony 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 Brown University394
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended International Space University13
Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcPeter DiamandisPhysician, entrepreneur, and futurist inspiring leaders to think exponentially and create a future of abundanceTamryn BarkerSector Director, Mining & Nature at Founders FactoryPawel ChudzinskiPartner at Point NineTal ShaharVenture Partner at Deep InsightRishi KhanProduct Lead at Futuresight
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mae Philanthropies1
Also worked at CELS - Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life Science1
Also worked at Kintsugi1
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology443
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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