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Max Colbert

Investor

Research Associate at Medical Excellence Capital

New York, New York, United States

About

Research Associate and physician-entrepreneur focused on biotech innovation. Previously Head of Business Development and Strategy at AI Optics and a Venture Associate at Flying L Partners. Holds an MD from NYU and an MBA from NYU Stern.

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Experience

  1. Medical Excellence Capital, LLCSenior Associatecurrent2026 — present
  2. Medical Excellence Capital, LLCAssociatecurrent2024 — present
  3. TwoStep TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  4. Ladder Bio Inc.Vice President of Business Developmentcurrent2025 — present
  5. Trotana, Inc.Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  6. AI OpticsHead of Business Development and Strategy2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. NYU Langone HealthMedical Doctor2022 — 2023
  8. Ace Vision GroupClinical Research Associate2021 — 2022
  9. Flying L PartnersFinancial Analyst2021Newport Beach, California, United States
  10. NYU Department of OphthalmologySenior Research Associate2017 — 2020New York, New York, United States
  11. The National Institutes of HealthClinical Research Associate2016 — 2017Bethesda, Maryland, United States
  12. Florida State University College of MedicineAssociate Researcher2013 — 2016Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Education

  1. NYU Grossman School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine - MD2017 — 2022
  2. NYU Stern School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
  3. Florida State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Biological and Biomedical Sciences2012 — 2016

Skills & more

Attention to DetailLeadershipTeamworkManagementOral CommunicationCommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingCreativity and InnovationCreativity SkillsLicensing AgreementsStrategic Collaboration
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentDCF ValuationDrug DevelopmentEquity ResearchMarket AnalysisLiterature ReviewsPresentationsSynthesizingPK/PDQuantitative ModelsClinical Data AnalysisClinical Research Experience

From Max's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended NYU Grossman School of Medicine5

Uri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesSandra Pérez BaosAssociate at 2048 VenturesGabriel SchneiderVice President at ACORN BIOVENTURESUya ChuluunbaatarPrincipal at Amzak HealthDr Samoon AhmadInvestor at Evio VC

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business367

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG

+ 361 more

Also attended Florida State University40

Amanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsTarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One VenturesOmar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One VenturesDoug HicksEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceJessica BarrExecutive Assistant at Long Ridge Equity Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at TwoStep Therapeutics1

Omri Amirav DroryGeneral Partner at NFX

Also worked at Ladder Bio Inc.1

Eric HeilManaging Partner at Medical Excellence Capital

Also worked at AI Optics2

Jonathan OzeranAdvisor at Good Growth CapitalPitou DevgonPartner at Robin Hood Ventures

Also worked at The National Institutes of Health46

Jun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersGrant VerstandigFounder, Chairman, & CEO at Red Cell IncubationLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture PartnersAnnie VemuSenior Associate at Longwood Fund

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Colleagues at Medical Excellence Capital

Annabel Stoddart
Office Manager and Executive Assistant at Medical Excellence Capital
Brad Ringeisen
Scientific Advisory Board – Executive Director of Innovative Genomics Institute at Medical Excellence Capital
Brian Halak
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Douglas Wallace
Scientific Advisory Board – Director of Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Medical Excellence Capital
Eric Heil
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Gregg Semenza
Scientific Advisory Board – Professor at Johns Hopkins at Medical Excellence Capital
John Hornbostel
Counsel at Medical Excellence Capital
John Prufeta
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital