Find your path to Ryan
329 people in our graph share verified history with Ryan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Ryan Gallagher is a medical doctor educated at Stanford and Harvard who previously co-founded Two Chairs and Ophelia (YC W20) before becoming CEO of Clarion.
Founder/CEO at ClarionYC W24
Intro paths
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Clarion's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Clarion's investors below.
Clarion's investors · 1
Co-founders at Clarion

Experience
- ClarionCEO and Co-foundercurrent2023 — present
- OpheliaVP of Clinical Strategy2020 — 2023
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternal Medicine Resident2020 — 2021
- Harvard Medical SchoolClinical Fellow2020 — 2021
- Two ChairsHead of Clinical Operations2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- NASA Ames Research CenterSynthetic Biology Research Associate2013Mountain View, CA
- West HealthVenture Capital Associate2012 — 2013La Jolla, California
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Gallagher?
- Ryan Gallagher is a medical doctor educated at Stanford and Harvard who previously co-founded Two Chairs and Ophelia (YC W20) before becoming CEO of Clarion.
- Where does Ryan Gallagher work?
- Ryan Gallagher is Founder/CEO of Clarion.
- What companies did Ryan Gallagher found?
- Ryan Gallagher founded Clarion.
- Where did Ryan Gallagher go to school?
- Ryan Gallagher studied at Stanford University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine); Harvard Medical School (BIDMC Internal Medicine Residency Program); Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Bioengineering).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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Columbia University mafia454
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Harvard Medical School mafia111
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Stanford University School of Medicine mafia66
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine159
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ophelia4
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