Peter Fong
InvestorManaging Director at RTW Investments L.P.
New York, New York
Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Peter Fong is a partner and president at RTW Investments, LP, where he oversees firm management and operations. He also serves as head of Asset Development and Financing, a division responsible for creating and incubating RTW-founded companies.
Experience
- RTW Investments, LPPartner, Presidentcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Rocket PharmaceuticalsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Prolium BiosciencesChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Jixing PharmaceuticalsBoard Executive Directorcurrent2019 — present
- Jixing PharmaceuticalsFounding Chief Executive Officer2019 — 2021
- Yarrow BioscienceChairman of the Board of Directors2025 — 2026
- Flagship PioneeringSenior Principal2018 — 2019Cambridge
- GenentechAssociate Director, Oncology Business Development, Genentech Partnering2016 — 2018South San Francisco
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew Ventures and Business Development2009 — 2014New York City
- Carigent TherapeuticsCo-Founder and VP of R&D2007 — 2009
- Yale UniversityJames Hudson Brown — Alexander Brown Coxe Postdoctoral Fellow2003 — 2007
- GEChemist1995 — 1998
Education
- Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering1998 — 2003
- Yale UniversityMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Bioengineering1998 — 2003
- Yale UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Bioengineering1998 — 2003
- Indiana University BloomingtonBachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry1991 — 1995
Skills & more
Lifesciences6Business Development11Molecular Biology10Infectious Diseases3Biomedical Engineering10Cell5Nanotechnology3Polymers2Chemistry4Cancer19Biochemistry9Biotechnology27
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ImmunologySciencePatentsOncologyDrug DeliveryLife SciencesCell BiologyPatent LawPharmaceutical IndustryStart-upsFrom Peter's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Indiana University Bloomington122
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rocket Pharmaceuticals2
Also worked at Yarrow Bioscience1
Also worked at Flagship Pioneering69
Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringPatrickBiotech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpact
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Also worked at Genentech87
David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Colleagues at RTW Investments L.P.
Chris Liu
Analyst at RTW Investments L.P.
Gotham Makker
Partner, Head of Strategic Investments at RTW Investments L.P.
James Bellush
Associate at RTW Investments L.P.
Jingqing Zhang
Vice President, New Ventures at RTW Investments L.P.
Joshua Kennedy-Smith
Managing Director at RTW Investments L.P.
Lauren Cujé
Managing Director at RTW Investments L.P.
Naveen Yalamanchi
Partner, Portfolio Manager at RTW Investments L.P.
Ovid Amadi
Analyst at RTW Investments L.P.
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