About
Founder and CEO of PharmStars and co-founder/general partner of PharmStars Ventures Fund. She previously was a general partner at Ambit Health Ventures, ran consulting firm Health Innovation Strategies, and held innovation leadership roles at Biogen, Boston Children's Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente. She holds a PhD in Materials Science from MIT.
Experience
- PharmStars VenturesCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Panacea-mlMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 β presentRaanana, Center District, Israel
- PharmStarsFounder and CEOcurrent2021 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ambit Health VenturesManaging Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2020 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Head DiagnosticsBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Wavely Diagnostics, Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2021 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- RemepyAdvisory Board Member2022 β 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- ResApp HealthIndustry Advisory Board Member2019 β 2022Brisbane, Australia
- nQ Medical IncAdvisory Board Member2017 β 2020Cambridge, MA
- Health Innovation StrategiesFounder and CEO2016 β 2020Newton, MA
- BiogenVice President, Medical Information, Innovation and External Partnerships2014 β 2015Cambridge, MA
- Boston Children's HospitalChief Innovation Officer2010 β 2014Boston, Massachusetts
- Partners HealthCareConsultant2009 β 2010Greater Boston Area
- Kaiser PermanenteVice President of Innovation and Advanced Technology2006 β 2009Oakland, California
- Kaiser PermanenteManaging Director, The Archimedes Project2004 β 2006Oakland, California
- Partech InternationalHealthcare Venture Capital Consultant2003 β 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- 1747, IncGeneral Manager and VP of Business Development2001 β 2003
- Capitol HealthHealthcare Venture Capital Consultant2000 β 2001
- SHINE LLC (E-SKOLAR)Acting CEO1998 β 2000
Skills & more
Healthcare66Start-ups54Strategic Partnerships29Healthcare Information Technology18Management Consulting19Informatics14Consulting13Cross-functional Team Leadership11Hospitals9Marketing9Medical Devices6Telemedicine6
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Healthcare ConsultingTelehealthMarketing StrategyBusiness PlanningFundraisingClinical ResearchNew Business DevelopmentNonprofitsStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagementFrom Naomi's professional profile.
Colleagues at PharmStars Ventures
Amir Zur
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Amira Modi
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Anna Kravets
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Christi Hill
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Dhiren Patel
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
George Llado
Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Jill Waldner
Mentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures
Justine Dees
Director of Marketing at PharmStars Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Naomi Fried?
- Founder and CEO of PharmStars and co-founder/general partner of PharmStars Ventures Fund. She previously was a general partner at Ambit Health Ventures, ran consulting firm Health Innovation Strategies, and held innovation leadership roles at Biogen, Boston Children's Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente. She holds a PhD in Materials Science from MIT.
- Where does Naomi Fried work?
- Naomi Fried is Founder & CEO at PharmStars Ventures.
- Where did Naomi Fried go to school?
- Naomi Fried studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Materials Science Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Chemistry).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
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Shared employers
Also worked at PharmStars Ventures2
Also worked at Health Innovation Strategies1
Also worked at Biogen29
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Also worked at Boston Children's Hospital39
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