About
Robert Sarrazin is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of the Autism Impact Fund, where he oversees the firm and leads its Life Sciences practice. He previously served as VP Global Head of External Innovation and Direct Investments for GlaxoSmithKline's Consumer Healthcare division, and earlier held roles as a Senior Partner at private equity firm CSW and 16 years in the private equity division of Charter Oak Partners. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Richard Ivey Business School and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Board director at Joshin
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Joshin's investors · 4
Co-founders at Joshin
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Melissa DanielsenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Melanie FountaineExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- AIFChief Investment Officer and Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GSKVP Global Head of External Innovation and Direct Investments2015 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- CSW Private Equity, LLCSenior Partner2011 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Charter Oak EquityPartner1995 — 2011Westport, Connecticut
- Credit SuisseFinancial Analyst1994 — 1995New York City Metropolitan Area
- CIBC Wood GundyFinancial Analyst1993Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
LeadershipManagementPrivate EquityHealthcareInvestment BankingInvestmentsCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisBusiness StrategyAlternative InvestmentsFinancial Services
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Consumer ProductsStrategic SourcingVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsInnovation ManagementBoard of DirectorsGrowth CapitalLeveraged LendingOpen InnovationPharmaceutical Industrydirect investmentLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at AIF
Alison Singer
Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation at AIF
Amanda Lukof
Special Needs Advocate at AIF
Arun Gupta
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey at AIF
Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners at AIF
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Christopher Male
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIF
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Sarrazin?
- Robert Sarrazin is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of the Autism Impact Fund, where he oversees the firm and leads its Life Sciences practice. He previously served as VP Global Head of External Innovation and Direct Investments for GlaxoSmithKline's Consumer Healthcare division, and earlier held roles as a Senior Partner at private equity firm CSW and 16 years in the private equity division of Charter Oak Partners. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Richard Ivey Business School and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.
- Where does Robert Sarrazin work?
- Robert Sarrazin is Managing Partner at AIF and Board director at Joshin.
- What does Robert Sarrazin invest in?
- Robert Sarrazin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Robert Sarrazin write?
- Robert Sarrazin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Robert Sarrazin sit on?
- Robert Sarrazin holds tracked board seats at Joshin.
- Where did Robert Sarrazin go to school?
- Robert Sarrazin studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA); Ivey Business School at Western University (Honor in Business Administration).
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