Anika Gupta Vatsa, PhD
Principal
Google Ventures
GV principal investing in biotech companies developing new medicines.
Bio
Professional summary
David Schenkein is a general partner at GV and co-leads the firm's life science investment team. He invests across therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, care delivery, and payer innovation. Before GV, he was CEO and a board member at Agios Pharmaceuticals, held senior oncology roles at Genentech and Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and helped develop Velcade.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Denali TherapeuticsAgios PharmaceuticalsTreeline BiosciencesPrime MedicineAera Therapeutics
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- GVGeneral Partner2019 – Present
- Agios PharmaceuticalsChief Executive Officer and Board Member2009 – 2019
- GenentechSenior Vice President, Clinical Hematology/Oncology
- Stanford University School of MedicineAdjunct Clinical Professor of Medical Oncology
- Millennium PharmaceuticalsSenior Vice President, Clinical Research
Education
- State University of New York Upstate Medical SchoolM.D.
- Wesleyan UniversityB.A. in Chemistry
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