About
Melaku Arega is a Vice President on Bain Capital's Life Sciences team, which he joined in 2022. Before that, he was a medical student at Harvard Medical School, receiving clinical training at Beth Israel Medical Center and other Harvard-affiliated hospitals, and conducted research on cancer care disparities. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in neuroscience and molecular & cellular biology from Johns Hopkins University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Bain CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Bain CapitalAssociate2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Matrix Capital Management Company, L.P.Consultant2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- BlackstoneSummer Senior Associate2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- F-Prime CapitalFellow2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Sarepta TherapeuticsBusiness Development2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- White Coat StrategistsCo-Founder2017 — 2020
Skills & more
Research16Leadership15Critical Thinking11Teamwork7Teaching6
Languages Amharic · Oromiffa
From Melaku's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bain Capital Venture
Ajay Agarwal
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Alena Harrison
Operating Partner at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP
Alexander Katz
Investor at Bain Capital Real Estate
Alexandra Assante
Vice President, Treasury at Bain Capital Venture
Alfred Bonfantini
Director at Bain Capital Credit
Alyson Goff
Associate at Bain Capital Life Sciences
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amanda Conklin
Vice President at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melaku Arega?
- Melaku Arega is a Vice President on Bain Capital's Life Sciences team, which he joined in 2022. Before that, he was a medical student at Harvard Medical School, receiving clinical training at Beth Israel Medical Center and other Harvard-affiliated hospitals, and conducted research on cancer care disparities. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in neuroscience and molecular & cellular biology from Johns Hopkins University.
- Where does Melaku Arega work?
- Melaku Arega is Vice President at Bain Capital Venture.
- What does Melaku Arega invest in?
- Melaku Arega invests in Biotech.
- Where did Melaku Arega go to school?
- Melaku Arega studied at Harvard Medical School (Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); The Johns Hopkins University (Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Biology).
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Also worked at Bain Capital259
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