Jean George

Jean is a General Partner of Lightstone Ventures. She focuses on biopharmaceutical and medical device investments out of the firm’s Boston, MA, office. She also serves as a General Partner of Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV). Her representative investments include Acceleron Pharma (NASDAQ: XLRN), Calithera Biosciences (NASDAQ: CALA), Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CATB), Cyteir Therapeutics, Disarm Therapeutics, Flex Pharma (NASDAQ: FLKS), Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FPRX), Gemini Therapeutics, Hydra Biosciences, Hypnion (acquired by Eli Lilly), Locana Therapeutics, Portola Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PTLA), Proteolix (acquired by Onyx Pharmaceuticals), Tizona Therapetics, Verastem (NASDAQ: VSTM) and Zeltiq Aesthetics (NASDAQ: ZLTQ). Jean has been featured on the Forbes Midas List and was previously a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. Prior to LSV and ATV, Jean worked for BancBoston Ventures and led its life sciences investments in Neurometrix (NASDAQ:NURO), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD), NuGenesis Technologies (acquired by Waters) and Syntonix Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Biogen/Idec).

Jean has been in the biopharmaceutical industry for over 30 years. She received an MBA from Simmons College Graduate School of Management and her B.S. from the University of Maine.