Phill Lawson-Shanks

Experience

1. PermiraSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom & New York, NY
2. UChicago MedicineBoard Trusteecurrent2025 — present
3. AnswersNowBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
4. VitestroAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
5. Palvella TherapeuticsFounding Investorcurrent2016 — present
6. Magee VenturesPrincipalcurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
7. 53 StationsAdvisor2025 — 2026Chicago, IL
8. BinaxityAdvisor2024 — 2025
9. KinnosBoard Chair2022 — 2025New York, NY
10. 3NT MedicalAdvisor2012 — 2025
11. Flik TherapeuticsBoard Member2024 — 2025
12. Kapor CapitalAdvisor2022 — 2024Oakland, California, United States
13. Partum HealthAdvisor2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
14. BDAdvisor2021
15. Velano Vascular, Inc.Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder2011 — 2021San Francisco, CA
16. Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNational Trustee & Executive Committee Member2013 — 2020New York, New York, United States
17. Vigilant Biosciences, Inc.Director, Board of Directors2011 — 2018
18. MolecularHealthVice President, Sales and Marketing2011 — 2013New York, NY
19. Harvard Alumni AssociationDirector & Committee Chair2003 — 2013Cambridge, MA
20. Abbott VascularProduct & Commercial Marketing2007 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area and Brussels, Belgium

Education

1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Health Care Management2005 — 2007
2. Harvard UniversityEd.M., Human Development & Leadership2002 — 2003
3. University of PennsylvaniaBA, English/Psychology1995 — 1999

Skills & more

From Phill's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJKJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalASAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKRKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTOTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRJRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Harvard University1,173

ALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalCDChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSTSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDRDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLSLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRIRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania607

DMDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNWNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEOEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAGAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJKJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKKKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

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Shared employers

Also worked at AnswersNow2

UOUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalCBChaarvi BadaniVenture Capital Senior Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Also worked at Vitestro1

AMAndy McGibbonOperating Advisor at Sonder Capital

Also worked at BD14

MMMatthew McCooeChief Executive Officer at Connecticut InnovationsICIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersPRPaola RetesVice President at LiveOak VenturesNWNatalie WisniewskiCompany Building Partner at Material ImpactSSSean SullivanT1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthASAvery SonnenbergPrincipal at Two Bear Capital

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Also worked at Abbott Vascular51

DBDaan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJCJim CaggianoChief Executive Officer, Evolve Biologics at Two Bear CapitalCBCharles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma PrimeFRFederico RaneroVenture Partner at NazcaJSJennifer SmoterChief Communications & Governance Officer at Takeda VenturesRRRamy RiadPresident, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit at Takeda Ventures

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