Andrew McDonald
Founder at LifeSci Advisors LLC
Profile
Andrew Ian McDonald is the founder of LifeSci Index Partners LLC (founded in 2014), Lifesci Advisors LLC (Research) (founded in 2010), LifeSci Capital LLC (founded in 2013), and Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (founded in 2015).
He holds the title of Founding Partner at Lifesci Advisors LLC (Research) and Chief Executive Officer at LifeSci Capital LLC.
Dr. McDonald is also the founder of LifeSci Advisors LLC and LifeSci Partners.
Dr. McDonald's current job(s) include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at LifeSci Acquisition III Corp., Partner at LifeSci Venture Partners, Managing Member at Lifesci Investments LLC, and Partner at Lifesci Venture Management LLC.
Dr. McDonald's former job(s) include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at LifeSci Acquisition Corp.
(2019-2020), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Lifesci Acquisition II Corp., Independent Director at Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (2020-2022), Scientist at Pfizer Inc., Analyst & Co-Head of Healthcare Research at ThinkEquity Partners (2004-2006), Analyst at Great Point Partners LLC (2006-2007), and Medicinal Chemist at Pfizer Venture Investments LLC (2000).
Dr. McDonald's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1995) and a doctorate degree from the University of California, Irvine (2000).
Dr. McDonald is also the founder of LifeSci Advisors LLC, LifeSci Partners.
Andrew McDonald active positions
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LifeSci Advisors LLC
 LifeSci Advisors LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LifeSci Advisors LLC is an investor relations consultancy founded to provide companies in the life sciences a comprehensive solution to investor communications and outreach. Their services are designed to increase clients? visibility within the investment community and to educate investors about the opportunity. | Founder | - |
| Lifesci Advisors LLC (Research) | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-06-30 |
LifeSci Capital LLC
 LifeSci Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance LifeSci Capital LLC is a full-service investment bank that offers financial and strategic advisory services, institutional outreach, and research to leading life sciences companies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's team of investment bankers has extensive experience at bulge bracket and specialty investment banks. LifeSci Capital's highly regarded team of analysts generates differentiated, proprietary research and covers companies across all major therapeutic areas. The company was founded in 2013 by Andrew Ian McDonald and Michael Yehuda Rice. Andrew Ian McDonald has been the CEO since 2013. | Chief Executive Officer | 2013-03-13 |
LifeSci Index Partners LLC
 LifeSci Index Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance LifeSci Index Partners LLC (LSIP) is an independent investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Paul Yook, Andrew McDonald and Michael Rice in 2014. LSIP is an index provider of healthcare-based stock market indices and also serves as the investment sub-advisor for the BioShares exchange traded funds. | Chief Executive Officer | 2014-05-31 |
Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It discovers and develops orally-administered small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Ian McDonald and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | 2015-02-28 |
| Lifesci Venture Management LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
LifeSci Venture Partners
 LifeSci Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance LifeSci Venture Partners (LifeSci Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of LifeSci Index Partners LLC founded in 2017 by Paul Inho Yook. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-02-28 |
| Lifesci Investments LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
LifeSci Acquisition III Corp.
 LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. operates as a blank check company with the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on December 18, 2019 and is headquartered in new York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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Training of Andrew McDonald
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of California, Irvine | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
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| PFIZER, INC. | Health Technology |
| VINCERX PHARMA, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 15 |
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ThinkEquity Partners
 ThinkEquity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap. | Finance |
Great Point Partners LLC
 Great Point Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Great Point Partners LLC (Great Point) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dr. Jeffrey Jay and David Kroin. Great Point provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles, which includes hedge funds and private equity funds, as well as separately managed accounts. | Finance |
Pfizer Venture Investments LLC
 Pfizer Venture Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pfizer Ventures Investments LLC (Pfizer Ventures Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
LifeSci Advisors LLC
LifeSci Advisors LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LifeSci Advisors LLC is an investor relations consultancy founded to provide companies in the life sciences a comprehensive solution to investor communications and outreach. Their services are designed to increase clients? visibility within the investment community and to educate investors about the opportunity. | Commercial Services |
| Lifesci Advisors LLC (Research) | Finance |
LifeSci Capital LLC
LifeSci Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance LifeSci Capital LLC is a full-service investment bank that offers financial and strategic advisory services, institutional outreach, and research to leading life sciences companies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's team of investment bankers has extensive experience at bulge bracket and specialty investment banks. LifeSci Capital's highly regarded team of analysts generates differentiated, proprietary research and covers companies across all major therapeutic areas. The company was founded in 2013 by Andrew Ian McDonald and Michael Yehuda Rice. Andrew Ian McDonald has been the CEO since 2013. | Finance |
LifeSci Index Partners LLC
LifeSci Index Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance LifeSci Index Partners LLC (LSIP) is an independent investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Paul Yook, Andrew McDonald and Michael Rice in 2014. LSIP is an index provider of healthcare-based stock market indices and also serves as the investment sub-advisor for the BioShares exchange traded funds. | Finance |
LifeSci Venture Partners
LifeSci Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance LifeSci Venture Partners (LifeSci Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of LifeSci Index Partners LLC founded in 2017 by Paul Inho Yook. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It discovers and develops orally-administered small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Ian McDonald and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
LifeSci Acquisition Corp.
 LifeSci Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance LifeSci Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on December 19, 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
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| Lifesci Venture Management LLC | |
Lifesci Acquisition II Corp.
 Lifesci Acquisition II Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses for its initial business. The company was founded on December 18, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
LifeSci Acquisition III Corp.
LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. operates as a blank check company with the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on December 18, 2019 and is headquartered in new York, NY. | Finance |
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