Dave Maki

Dave has been associated with life science organizations for over 30 years and co-founded Altitude Life Science Ventures in 2005. Prior to founding Altitude, he served as a Partner with Perennial Ventures and as a Vice President with Tredegar Investments. From 1987 to 1999, he served as a Partner at the intellectual property firm of Seed and Berry (now Seed IP Law), where he focused on strategic planning for healthcare companies, particularly in relation to R&D planning, competitive analysis, and corporate collaborations and licensing transactions. During the latter portion of his 17 year tenure at the firm, Dave served in the roles of Managing Partner and Financial Partner. Under his leadership as Senior Partner in the Biotechnology Group, the firm built a client base of over 60 healthcare companies. Dave currently serves as a Director on the Board of Effector Therapeutics, and previously served as Director on the Board of Omniome and as Chairman of the Board of the Infectious Disease Research Institute.