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Anand Mehra
Director/Board Member at
ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Net worth: 3 M $ as of 2026-05-30
Profile
Anand Mehra is currently an Independent Director at Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. since 2014.
Dr. Mehra is also a Director at First Aid Beverages, Inc. and Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and a Managing Member at Sofinnova Management VIII LLC.
Former roles include Chairman at Merus NV from 2020 to 2025, Independent Director at Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2007 to 2016, Director at Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2010 to 2013, Independent Director at Spark Therapeutics, Inc. from 2014 to 2019, and Managing General Partner & Principal at Sofinnova Investments, Inc. from 2007 to 2020.
Other former positions include Director roles at NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Vicept Therapeutics, Inc., Civitas, and Amarin Pharma, Inc., as well as Principal at McKinsey & Co., Inc., Associate at Panorama Capital LLC, and Principal at JPMorgan Private Capital Asia Corp.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and a doctorate from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | 726,403 ( 0.52% ) | 3 M $ | 2026-05-30 |
Anand Mehra active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2014-08-31 |
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and distributes medicines | Director/Board Member | - |
First Aid Beverages, Inc.
 First Aid Beverages, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and commercializes comprehensive portfolio of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products | Director/Board Member | - |
Sofinnova Management VIII LLC
 Sofinnova Management VIII LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Forge Life Science Partners
 Forge Life Science Partners Investment ManagersFinance Forge Life Science Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the field of the healthcare sector. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Anand Mehra
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| MERUS N.V. | Chairman | 2025-12-28 |
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.
 Sofinnova Investments, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sofinnova Investment invests in companies located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of health technology services and life science. It participates in early and later stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-12-31 |
| SPARK THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-16 |
| MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-09-05 |
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Private companies
Connections
52
1st degree connections
19
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 19 |
|---|---|
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for rare genetic epilepsies and other seizure disorders | Health Technology |
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes ophthalmic therapies for the treatment of patients with eye diseases | Health Technology |
NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a pharmaceutical company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | Health Technology |
Vicept Therapeutics, Inc.
 Vicept Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops dermatologic therapeutic products | Health Technology |
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
 Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and commercializes novel drug candidates for immuno-inflammatory diseases | Health Technology |
First Aid Beverages, Inc.
First Aid Beverages, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and commercializes comprehensive portfolio of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.
Sofinnova Investments, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sofinnova Investment invests in companies located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of health technology services and life science. It participates in early and later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
University of Virginia
 University of Virginia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a management consulting firm | Commercial Services |
Panorama Capital LLC
 Panorama Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Panorama Capital invests in companies located in the United states. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of life sciences, internet infrastructure & services and semiconductors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 5 - 20 million. | Finance |
Civitas
 Civitas Civitas is a company based in Chicago, IL. | |
Merus NV
 Merus NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Discovers and develops therapeutics for cancer treatment | Health Technology |
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and distributes medicines | Health Technology |
Sofinnova Management VIII LLC
Sofinnova Management VIII LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services | Commercial Services |
JPMorgan Private Capital Asia Corp.
 JPMorgan Private Capital Asia Corp. Investment ManagersFinance JPMorgan Asia invests in private equity funds located in the US. The firm also makes direct co-investments. | Finance |
Amarin Pharma, Inc.
 Amarin Pharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biopharmaceutical research company | Health Technology |
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.
 Spark Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops therapy products for debilitating diseases | Health Technology |
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
 Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Forge Life Science Partners
Forge Life Science Partners Investment ManagersFinance Forge Life Science Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the field of the healthcare sector. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
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