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| The Flagship Team |
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Noubar Afeyan, PhD, Managing Partner and CEO -- Noubar Afeyan is Managing Partner and CEO of Flagship Ventures, a firm he co-founded in 2000. He is also a Senior Lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management where he has taught the MBA program’s primary entrepreneurship course since 2000. Dr. Afeyan has authored numerous scientific publications and patents ... More |
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Ed Kania, Managing Partner and Chairman -- Ed has 27 years of experience in the venture capital industry. Prior to co-founding Flagship Ventures in 2000, he spent 14 years as General Partner of OneLiberty Ventures and of its predecessor firm, Morgan, Holland Ventures. From 1983-1984 he served as an Investment Officer at First Capital Corporation of Boston, the venture capital ... More |
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Doug Cole, MD, General Partner -- Doug joined Flagship in 2001 where he focuses on Life Science investments. He came to Flagship with significant industrial experience and a strong academic background. He obtained post-graduate medical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and neurological training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1992, Doug ... More |
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Jim Matheson, General Partner -- Jim joined Flagship Ventures in 2000 and focuses on creating and funding new ventures in the sustainability, clean technology and special technologies (e.g. nano-technology, materials and software & system) arenas. He brings to this task over 20 years of technology and leadership experience across a variety of organizations .... More |
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Harry Wilcox, Chief Financial Officer and Partner -- Harry joined Flagship Ventures in 2006, bringing a rich set of experiences and expertise in financial management, operations, fund management and strategy. His career spans 28 years and has involved many different roles and functions including Controller, CFO, Sr. VP BD, and CEO. He has also served on several Boards ... More |
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Brian Baynes, PhD, Partner -- Brian Baynes joined Flagship Ventures in 2009 as a Partner focusing on creating and managing new, internally generated ventures. He is working on leveraging a new model for distributed innovation across the globe to allow our new ventures to develop significantly more value with limited capital. Previously, Brian was a Venture Associate with Flagship, where ... More
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David Berry, MD, PhD, Partner -- David Berry is a Partner at Flagship Ventures, having joined joined Flagship in 2005 while completing his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. David was previously awarded a Ph.D. through the MIT Biological Engineering Division, where he studied the biological effects of complex sugars with advisors Professor Ram Sasisekharan and Professor Robert Langer. ... More |
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Doug Levinson, PhD, Partner -- Doug joined Flagship in 2006, bringing to Flagship’s venture investment and new venture creation activities over fifteen years of experience in the biotech industry. Prior to Flagship, Doug was with TransForm Pharmaceuticals since 2000 as part of its scientific founding-team joining Professors Bob Langer and Michael Cima of MIT. Most recently, he was ... More |
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Steve Ricci, Senior Partner -- Steve is a senior partner with the firm. He has over 30 years of experience in the venture capital industry and has been directly involved in the financing of over 125 companies. Prior to the formation of Flagship Ventures, Steve was a General Partner at OneLiberty Ventures, a predecessor firm to Flagship. Prior to joining OneLiberty in 1994, he was a General ... More |
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Geoff von Maltzahn, New Venture Principal -- Geoff focuses on inventing new technologies and new venture creation opportunities. He joined Flagship in 2009 after completing his doctoral work at MIT.
Geoff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT; his M.S. in Bioengineering from University of California, San Diego, and his Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from MIT ... More |
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Ann DeWitt, PhD, Senior Associate -- Ann joined Flagship Ventures in June of 2009 as a Senior Associate. Previously, Ann worked with 3M Company (St. Paul, MN) from 2001- 2006 as a research specialist, program/project manager, and supervisor in the Pharmaceutical Division and Optical Systems Division. She led the creation of the DISH knowledge management system for 3M ... More
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Geoff Whitehead, PhD, Senior Associate -- Geoff joined Flagship Ventures in 2008 as a Senior Associate. Prior to Flagship, Geoff was with PRTM, a worldwide operational strategy management consultancy, for 3 years where he served most recently as a Manager in their Life Sciences group. At PRTM, Geoff helped create and lead their molecular diagnostics team and managed multiple ... More |
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Dick Farrahar, Sr. VP, Executive Operations -- Dick is a veteran of over 30 years overseeing operations, human resources, organizational development, team building, and workforce strategy. Before joining Flagship in 1999, he was Vice President of Applera Corporation, where he was responsible for the integration of PerSeptive Biosystems with Applera Corporation following the merger of ... More |
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Greg Sieczkiewicz, PhD, JD, VP, Intellectual Property -- Greg joined Flagship Ventures in 2009 as Vice President, Intellectual Property. Before joining Flagship, Greg spent 10 years drafting, prosecuting, licensing and litigating patents, and performing corporate due diligence of intellectual property and regulatory matters as an Associate at Mintz Levin, Proskauer Rose ...More
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Kelly Friendly, Director of Marketing -- Kelly joined Flagship in 2008 as Director of Marketing. Before coming to Flagship, she was the Manager of Communications and Investor Relations at Labrador Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Palo Alto, CA from 2000-2008. Prior to joining Labrador, Kelly was an Assistant Vice President and Director of Public Relations ... More |
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