About
Tao Fu joined Frazier Life Sciences as a Venture Partner in 2022 and serves as President and CEO of Attovia Therapeutics, a Frazier Life Sciences portfolio company. He has more than 25 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and biotech, having previously held senior roles including President & COO and Chief Strategy Officer at Zai Lab, Chief Commercial and Business Officer at Portola Pharmaceuticals, and head of M&A roles at Bristol Myers-Squibb and Johnson & Johnson. He holds an MS in biology from the University of Rochester, an MBA from Vanderbilt University, and undergraduate studies in biology at Tsinghua University, and is a CFA.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Attovia TherapeuticsChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentFremont, California, United States
- Frazier Life SciencesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Zai LabPresident & Chief Operating Officer2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Portola PharmaceuticalsExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Business Officer2015 — 2018San Francisco, California
- Bristol Myers SquibbVice President, Business Development, Head of M&A and Alliance Management2014 — 2015princeton, new jersey
- Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Business Development, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions/Pharmaceuticals Group2010 — 2014
- Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Business Development2006 — 2010
- SciosVice President, Business Development2002 — 2006
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2001 — 2002
- BDManager, Business Development1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Corporate Development1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Biotechnology1Pharmaceutical Industry2
From Tao's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
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Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences
Adam Simpson
Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Aditya Kohli
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Albert Cha
Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Ali Jackson
Vice President and Counsel, Public Funds at Frazier Life Sciences
Amanda Wilson
Senior Tax Manager at Frazier Life Sciences
Angel Martin
Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
Angie You
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
Anna H. Chen
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tao Fu?
- Tao Fu joined Frazier Life Sciences as a Venture Partner in 2022 and serves as President and CEO of Attovia Therapeutics, a Frazier Life Sciences portfolio company. He has more than 25 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and biotech, having previously held senior roles including President & COO and Chief Strategy Officer at Zai Lab, Chief Commercial and Business Officer at Portola Pharmaceuticals, and head of M&A roles at Bristol Myers-Squibb and Johnson & Johnson. He holds an MS in biology from the University of Rochester, an MBA from Vanderbilt University, and undergraduate studies in biology at Tsinghua University, and is a CFA.
- Where does Tao Fu work?
- Tao Fu is Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences.
- What does Tao Fu invest in?
- Tao Fu invests in Biotech.
- What companies has Tao Fu invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Attovia Therapeutics.
- Where did Tao Fu go to school?
- Tao Fu studied at Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance); University of Rochester (MS, Biology); Tsinghua University (Undergraduate Studies, Biology).
Founder mafias
McKinsey & Company mafia337
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Tony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2
+ 330 more
Tsinghua University mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alice DengStudy AbroadFounded Slope +1Ray LiaoBachelor’s DegreeFounded Empallo +1Konstantin KlinglerMaster of Science - MSFounded Seamflow +1Dr. Kewei YangBSEEFounded AnalogixNing LiBEFounded NovoLINCJames CameronInter-University Program for Chinese Language StudiesFounded Bipsync
+ 28 more
Johnson & Johnson mafia25
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Serge MesserlianPresident, OncologyFounded Creyon +1Kim RodriguezDirector of SalesFounded BrainCheck +1Sid ViswanathanGlobal Operations Leadership DevelopmentFounded Alchemy Health +1Peter EmighFormulationsFounded Savoy LifeSebastian RualesCategory Management ManagerFounded BiaArthur SuckowPostdocFounded DTx Pharma
+ 18 more
University of Rochester mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sunil DhaliwalFounded SuplariDavid NarrowB.S.Founded SonavexDan GoldsmithBSFounded InstructureEric BallMAFounded CapConnect+Jeff GoaterBAFounded Atavistik BioCraig DubitskyBAFounded Seventhgeneration
+ 11 more
Frazier Life Sciences mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Christian SchadeSenior AdvisorFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Maria FardisVenture PartnerFounded Airnexis Therapeutics Inc +1Scott ByrdEntrepreneur-in-ResidenceFounded Outpost Medicine +1Aditya KohliPartnerFounded Phathom PharmaceuticalsJames LiVenture PartnerFounded JW Therapeutics
+ 8 more
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management53
Chad HookerPartner at Fulcrum Equity PartnersIlya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital PartnersErin Finnerty-SobelExecutive Assistant at Endeavour CapitalColleen FlynnDirector, Marketing at FINTOP CapitalJoe MaxwellManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalBrittani RobertsDirector at FINTOP Capital
+ 47 more
Also attended University of Rochester82
Michael OdaiCOO & General Counsel at Mosaic VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesCamila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsBryan CiambellaGeneral Partner at PROOFWilliam SheahanSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify Partners
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Also attended Tsinghua University214
Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRobert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zai Lab1
Also worked at Portola Pharmaceuticals1
Also worked at Bristol Myers Squibb69
Dan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley InvestmentsJake BauerVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersScott DonohueSenior Director, Market Access at Deerfield Management CompanyBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
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+ 63 more
Also worked at Johnson & Johnson187
Teresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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