Karl Nägler

Karl joined Wellington Partners in January 2020 as Managing Partner. He has a strong track record of investments in early and later stage life science companies as well as deep sector knowledge and an extensive global network from 20 years of industry experience. Previously, he was a Partner at Gimv, a publicly listed private equity and venture capital investment firm, where he had been responsible for life science investments within Gimv’s Health & Care team, since 2011. He began his professional career in 2002 at Atlas Venture in London and Munich, and later joined Ventech, a Paris-based venture capital firm focused on Europe and China. Karl earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Neurobiology from Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin.