JG

John Gustofson

President, Head of Chugai Ventures Fund

Ashland, Massachusetts

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

Pharmaceuticals

Locations:

Min Investment:
$100,000.00
Max Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00

Skills

Education

MBA
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
(1995 - 1997)
MS
Miami University
(1988 - 1990)
BS
Western Illinois University
(1983 - 1987)

Investments

Esha Research

Total Funding:

Caraway Therapeutics

Total Funding: $46M

Ribometrix

Total Funding: $38M

Work Experience

Chugai Venture Fund

2023

President, Head of Ventures
2023
Chugai Ventures, LLC invests in emerging areas of science in digital technology, platform technologies and therapeutics aligned with Chugai's R&D. This fund will deploy$200M and will look to invest in the US, EU and Japan.

2013 - 2023

Managing Director, AbbVie Ventures
2016 - 2023
Sr. Director, Ventures & Early Stage Collaborations
2013 - 2016

2009 - 2013

Business Development Director
2009 - 2013

Altus Pharmaceuticals

2005 - 2009

Director, Business Development
2005 - 2009

Therion Biologics

2003 - 2005

Director, Business and Market Development
2003 - 2005

PA Consulting Group

2000 - 2002

Principal Consultant
2000 - 2002
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnolyg focused strategy consulting

SRI Consulting

1999 - 2000

Consultant
1999 - 2000

Boston Life Sciences

1997 - 1998

Business and Product Development Manager
1997 - 1998

Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals

1993 - 1995

Scientist
1993 - 1995