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Shaan C. Gandhi

Investor

Former Principal at Longwood Fund

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. PfizerVice President and Head of Partnerships, PAVEcurrent2025 — presentGreater Boston
  2. PfizerVice President and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Pfizer Ignite2023 — 2025Greater Boston
  3. 1910Independent Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
  4. H/L VenturesExpert in Residence, Healthcare & Life Sciencescurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  5. DICE TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Vigil NeuroscienceBoard Member2020 — 2023Greater Boston
  7. Kyverna TherapeuticsBoard Member2022San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Transition Bio, Inc.Board Member2022Greater Boston
  9. StrideBio, IncBoard Member2021 — 2022Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  10. CAMP4 TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2022Greater Boston
  11. Mestag TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2022Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  12. Stratus TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2022Greater Boston
  13. Incendia TherapeuticsBoard Member2021 — 2022Greater Boston
  14. Totus MedicinesBoard Member2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Opna BioBoard Member2021 — 2022Lausanne Metropolitan Area
  16. Northpond VenturesDirector2020 — 2022Greater Boston
  17. Candel TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2022Greater Boston
  18. TeckroBoard Member2020 — 2022Limerick Metropolitan Area
  19. Triumvira Immunologics, Inc.Board Member2020 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  20. Aro BiotherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2021Greater Philadelphia
  21. Pyxis OncologyCo-Founder and President2019 — 2020Greater Boston
  22. Longwood FundPrincipal2018 — 2020Greater Boston
  23. Harvard Medical SchoolInstructor2018 — 2019Greater Boston
  24. Harvard Medical SchoolClinical Fellow in Medicine2015 — 2018Greater Boston
  25. Massachusetts General HospitalAssistant in Medicine2018 — 2019Greater Boston
  26. Massachusetts General HospitalResident Physician in Internal Medicine2015 — 2018Greater Boston
  27. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2014Greater Boston

Skills & more

Medicine81Healthcare Information Technology32Healthcare69Cancer Research21Data Analysis46Public Speaking18Clinical Research26Oncology8Health Policy11Strategy12Public Policy5Health Insurance4
+12 moreInternal MedicineClinical TrialsInformaticsBiotechnologyManaged CareEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Life SciencesDrug DevelopmentTranslational MedicineAsset Management

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Deals · 2

Vigil NeuroscienceBoard seat

via Longwood Fund · filed Aug 2022 · $75M raise

Camp4 Therapeutics CorpBoard seat

via Longwood Fund · filed Oct 2021

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Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shaan C. Gandhi?
Principal at Longwood Fund
What check size does Shaan C. Gandhi write?
Shaan C. Gandhi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Shaan C. Gandhi sit on?
Shaan C. Gandhi holds tracked board seats at Camp4 Therapeutics Corp, Vigil Neuroscience.
What companies has Shaan C. Gandhi invested in?
Investments tracked here include Camp4, Kyverna Therapeutics, Opna Bio, Stratus Therapeutics, Stridebio, Transition Bio, Triumvira Immunologics.
Where did Shaan C. Gandhi go to school?
Shaan C. Gandhi studied at Harvard Medical School (MD); Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Oxford (DPhil, Medical Oncology).

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