About
Socrates Zacharias is a Principal at Biospring Partners, where he focuses on investments in biomanufacturing, radiopharma manufacturing, and pharma services. He previously invested in healthcare and life sciences with UPMC Enterprises, worked in the capital markets group at PNC, and started his career in healthcare investment banking at Leerink Partners. He earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology and an M.S. in Biotechnology and Management, both from Carnegie Mellon University.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
Experience
- Biospring PartnersPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- Biospring PartnersVice President2022 — 2025New York, United States
- UPMC EnterprisesSenior Director, Translational Sciences2020 — 2022Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- PNC Capital Markets LLCVice President | Debt Capital Markets2017 — 2020Greater Pittsburgh Area
- PNC Capital Markets LLCSenior Associate | Debt Capital Markets2016 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Leerink PartnersInvestment Banking Associate2014 — 2016New York, NY
- Leerink PartnersInvestment Banking Analyst2011 — 2014New York, NY
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Biotechnology and Management
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biological Sciences and Psychology
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378
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Shared employers
Also worked at Biospring Partners10
Jennifer LumManaging Partner at BIOSPRING PARTNERSJordan FeykoVice President at BIOSPRING PARTNERSMatt McBryanAssociate at BIOSPRING PARTNERSDrew PearsonOperating Partner at Brighton Park CapitalMichelle DetwilerManaging Partner, MD, PhD at BIOSPRING PARTNERSChad HooperOperating Partner at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
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Also worked at UPMC Enterprises7
Ken HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersBrian McVeighVenture Partner, USA at 4BIO CapitalBenjamin NaovaratVenture Scout at Cybernetix VenturesZach MalonePrincipal at Draper TriangleDillan DiNardoFounder/CEO at Mindstate Design LabsAdit SanghviFounder at Decisional AI
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Colleagues at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Ben Morss
Operations Associate at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Billy Breed
Director of Business Development at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Bob Pozen
Advisor at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Brian Malone
Executive Vice President, Finance at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Chad Hooper
Operating Partner at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
David Mauney
Senior Advisor at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
Drew Pearson
Operating Partner at Brighton Park Capital
Jeff Bullock
Chief Financial Officer at BIOSPRING PARTNERS