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Mona Ashiya

Mona Ashiya

General Partner·OrbiMed

Bio

Professional summary

Mona Ashiya is a General Partner at OrbiMed and has been with the firm since 2010. She focuses on life sciences venture capital and special situations opportunities, and OrbiMed has said she led investments including Sierra Oncology, Disc Medicine and ProfoundBio. Before OrbiMed, she covered biotechnology at J.P. Morgan and held roles at the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development and Harvard Business School.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Sierra OncologyDisc MedicineProfoundBioShattuck Labs

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • OrbiMedGeneral Partner2025 – Present
  • OrbiMedMember / Partner2010 – 2025
  • J.P. MorganBiotechnology equity research
  • Global Alliance for TB Drug DevelopmentPosition
  • Harvard Business SchoolPosition

Education

  • University of California at BerkeleyB.A.
  • University of PittsburghPh.D. in Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
  • Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutePost-doctoral fellowship

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Alexis Megibow

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Ankesh Bhansali

Ankesh Bhansali

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Arun Sadhanandham

Arun Sadhanandham

Managing Director

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OrbiMed Asia Managing Director investing in healthcare private equity.

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BC

Brendan Weber, CFA

Principal

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Principal on OrbiMed's Credit & Royalty team focused on structured credit and royalty financings.

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CG

Carl Gordon

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OrbiMed Managing Partner leading private equity and biotech company formation.

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Carl L. Gordon

Carl L. Gordon

Managing Partner

OrbiMed

Carl L. Gordon is a Managing Partner at OrbiMed and leads the firm's private equity team.

Life-sciences private equityTherapeuticsVenture investing
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Carter Neild

Managing Partner

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OrbiMed Managing Partner focused on healthcare royalties and Asia private investments.

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Clay Daniel DeMarcus

Clay Daniel DeMarcus

Principal

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Principal focused on medical technology and non-therapeutics venture investing.

Healthcare equity researchHealthcare investment bankingMedical technologyNon-therapeuticsVenture-stage investing
CS

Cooper Steputis

Private Equity / Venture Capital

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Healthcare private equity and venture investor with prior investment banking experience.

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Daniel Ying

Daniel Ying

Executive Director

OrbiMed

OrbiMed Asia Executive Director focused on pharma and biotech investments.

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David Bonita

David Bonita

General Partner

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OrbiMed General Partner and physician-investor in healthcare and therapeutics.

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