Brendan Dickinson
General Partner / East Coast
Canaan Partners
Canaan General Partner leading the firm’s fintech practice, with emphasis on fintech infrastructure, platforms, products, and insurance.
Bio
Professional summary
Tim Shannon is a General Partner at Canaan on the healthcare team, where he works with companies from the earliest stages through FDA approval. Before investing, he was President and CEO of CuraGen, a publicly traded oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company. He began his career as a pulmonary and critical care physician.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ArvinasIDEAYA BiosciencesNormunityVivace TherapeuticsCytomXNextCureRallybio
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- CanaanGeneral Partner2009 – Present
- CuraGenPresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Clinical practicePulmonary and Critical Care Physician
Education
- University of ConnecticutM.D.
- Amherst CollegeB.A. in Chemistry
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