Deepa R. Pakianathan

Since 2001, Dr. Pakianathan has served as a Managing Member at Delphi Ventures, a venture capital firm. From 2007 to 2019, Dr. Pakianathan served on the board of directors of Alder Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and from 2004 to 2016, Dr. Pakianathan served on the board of directors of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Pakianathan served as a Vice President in the healthcare group at JP Morgan Chase & Company. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Pakianathan served as a postdoctoral scientist in the Immunology Department at Genentech Corporation.

Dr. Pakianathan currently serves on the board of directors of Calithera Biosciences, Inc., Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc., and Mereo Biopharma Group PLC.

Dr. Pakianathan holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Wake Forest University, a B.Sc. from the University of Bombay, India and an M.Sc. from The Cancer Research Institute at the University of Bombay, India.