Richard Lau
InvestorPartner at Foresite Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Richard Lau joined Foresite Capital in 2014, where he works on the investment team handling due diligence and financial modeling of potential investments. He previously served as an equity research analyst covering specialty pharmaceuticals at Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences and began his career at Pacific Growth Equities, rising from equity research associate to senior analyst covering biotechnology. He holds a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology with a biochemistry concentration from UC Berkeley and is a CFA Charterholder.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Foresite Capital ManagementManaging Directorcurrent2014 — present
- Wedbush SecuritiesEquity Research Analyst, Life Sciences2009 — 2014
- Pacific Growth EquitiesAssociate Research Analyst, Life Sciences2006 — 2009
- Pacific Growth EquitiesInformational Coverage Analyst, Life Sciences2006
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Molecular Cell Biology
Skills & more
Equity Research14Investments9Valuation8Equities7StocksResearch1Financial Modeling7SecuritiesIndustry AnalysisFinancial ReportingFinancial AnalysisLifesciences3
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Capital MarketsEquity ValuationSeries 7Corporate FinanceDCFEquity TradingIPOEquity Capital MarketsSeries 63Sell SideInvestment Banking- Chartered Financial Analyst — 162977
- Series 87 License — Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Series 86 License — Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Series 63 License — Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Series 7 License — Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
From Richard's professional profile.
Colleagues at Foresite Capital
Alex M. Azar II
Advisor at Foresite Capital
Alisa Mall
Partner at Foresite Capital
Amelia Stoj
CCO and Assistant General Counsel at Foresite Capital
Cindy Xiong
Investor at Foresite Capital
Collin Yang-Wong
Principal at Foresite Capital
Cynthia Carpenter
Executive Associate at Foresite Capital
Darren Haggerty
Operations Investment Analyst at Foresite Capital
Deepak Atri
Principal at Foresite Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Richard Lau work?
- Richard Lau is Partner at Foresite Capital.
- What does Richard Lau invest in?
- Richard Lau invests in Biotech.
- What check size does Richard Lau write?
- Richard Lau typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348
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Shared employers
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