Miles Gerson
InvestorPartner at SV Health Investors
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Miles Gerson joined SV Health Investors as a partner in 2026 and co-leads the firm's Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF). He previously headed Takeda Ventures, where he oversaw a portfolio of more than 60 private and public life sciences investments and led the corporate venture group's global investment strategy, and also served on an interim basis as Takeda's Head of GI Business Development. Earlier in his career he was in founding management of early-stage companies and led investment diligence for venture and private equity firms in the US and Europe. He holds a JD/MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Neuroscience & Behavioral Studies from Wesleyan University.
Invests in
BiotechLongevity
Experience
- SV Health Investors' Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF)Partner at SV Health Investorscurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Integra TherapeuticsIndependent Chair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Crosswalk TherapeuticsIndependent Chair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Takeda Ventures, Inc.Global Head and President, Takeda Ventures2024 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Takeda Ventures, Inc.Executive Investment Director & Partner2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Takeda Ventures, Inc.Senior Investment Director & Partner2021 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Takeda Ventures, Inc.Partner2020 — 2021
- TakedaInterim Head of GI Business Development2021 — 2022
- Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.Senior Director, Business Development & Legal Affairs; Corporate Counsel and Compliance Officer2016 — 2020Boulder, Colorado
- Stark Advisor, Ltd.Founder and Principal - VC/PE Advisory2007 — 2020
- CHD Bioscience, Inc.Vice President, Business & Corporate Development2015 — 2016Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- UCLA Technology Development GroupManaging Officer, Business Development2012 — 2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- TriSalus Life SciencesDirector of Finance & Administration; Corporate Secretary2010 — 2012Westminster, CO
- High Country VentureVenture Capital Analyst2009 — 2011Boulder, Colorado
- Fitzsimons BioBusiness PartnersAssociate (pro bono)2009 — 2011
- Diabetes Sports and Wellness FoundationExecutive Director2005 — 2007
- Satyapon & Partners (Bangkok, Thailand)Summer Legal Associate2007
- EpicLegal Coordinator2004 — 2005
- British Medical AssociationMultinational Liaison (Intern)2000
Education
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Management in the Life and Engineering Sciences
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonDoctor of Law - JD, Intellectual Property
- Copenhagen Business SchoolIP Strategy & Negotiations
- Wesleyan UniversityMaster's degree, Neuroscience and Behavioral Studies
- Wesleyan UniversityBachelor's degree, Neuroscience and Behavioral Studies
Skills & more
Corporate Venture CapitalStart-ups ManagementBoard of DirectorsDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentMedical EthicsPublic PolicyDatabase AdministrationInternational RelationsNonprofit OrganizationsPhilanthropyEducation
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Diabetes ManagementSports CoachingEvent PlanningEvent ManagementPatent LawCopyright LawTrademark LawTrademark InfringementElectronic Medical Record (EMR)Team ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategyFrom Miles's professional profile.
Colleagues at SV Health Investors
A.J. Rossi
Partner at SV Health Investors
Aaron Sandoski
MCF Partner at SV Health Investors
Alex Badamchi-Zadeh
Vice President at SV Health Investors
Andrew Cappetta
Senior Associate at SV Health Investors
Brent Faduski
CFO, CCO and Partner at SV Health Investors
Charles Dunn
Principal at SV Health Investors
Christian Jung
Partner at SV Health Investors
Darren Black
Partner at SV Health Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Miles Gerson work?
- Miles Gerson is Partner at SV Health Investors.
- What does Miles Gerson invest in?
- Miles Gerson invests in Biotech, Longevity.
- What check size does Miles Gerson write?
- Miles Gerson typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
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