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Kris Jenner

Director at Affinivax

Kris Jenner, M.D., D. Phil., is a co-founder and Managing Member of Rock Springs Capital. Rock Springs is a healthcare dedicated investment fund that was founded in 2013 and invests in equities across subsectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and healthcare services. Prior to founding Rock Springs Capital, Dr. Jenner was a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., where he was a portfolio manager and research analyst in the U.S. Equity Division specializing in the coverage of U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He was the portfolio manager of the Health Sciences Fund from 2000 until his departure in February 2013. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 1997, he worked at the Laboratory of Biological Cancer, The Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He earned a B.S. in chemistry, summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois, a D. Phil. from Oxford University, and an M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. Dr. Jenner completed two years of a general surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.