Otello Stampacchia

Otello founded Omega Funds in 2004 and leads the firm’s investor relations and strategic initiatives. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee and is also heavily involved in a number of Omega’s therapeutic areas of interest, particularly in oncology, rare diseases and inflammatory disorders. Otello currently serves on the board of directors of Kronos Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRON), Morphic Holding, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORF), and Replimune Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REPL), and private companies: Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Scorpion Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to founding Omega in January 2004, Otello was a Partner at AlpInvest Partners (now part of The Carlyle Group). Before AlpInvest Partners, he was the portfolio manager of the Lombard Odier Immunology Fund, an investment vehicle in Geneva, Switzerland, investing in public and private healthcare companies worldwide. Previously, Otello was a member of the HealthCare corporate finance and M&A team at Goldman Sachs. Before Goldman, he helped co-found the healthcare investment activities at Index Securities (now Index Ventures). Otello received a Masters of Science in Plant Genetics from the University of Pavia, a Masters of Science in Molecular Biology and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Molecular Biology from the University of Geneva and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Biotechnology from European Union Strasbourg.