Fariba Fischel Ghodsian
Chief Investment Officer at DAFNA Capital Management LLC
Profile
Dr. Fariba F.
Ghodsian is a Chief Investment Officer at DAFNA Capital Management LLC.
She has over 30 years of academic and professional focus on Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and over 20 years of experience in financial markets focused on Life Sciences.
She is involved with several non-profit organizations and currently serves on the board and investment committee of the American Technion Society.
Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Dr. Ghodsian was Managing Director of Healthcare Research at Roth Capital Partners.
Before this, she was a senior biotechnology analyst at Lehman Brothers, Hancock Institutional, and Wedbush Morgan Securities, as well as Director of Business Development at Medclone and a research scientist at Allergan Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Ghodsian completed her postdoctoral fellowship in protein modeling at Harvard Medical School.
She received her Ph.D.
in Biomedical Engineering from Oxford University in England, M.S.
in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles, and B.S.
in Chemical Engineering from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Fariba Fischel Ghodsian active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
DAFNA Capital Management LLC
 DAFNA Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance DAFNA Capital Management LLC (DAFNA Capital) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Nathan Fischel in1999 and is a subsidiary of DAFNA Holdings LP. DAFNA Capital provides investment advisory services with respect to one or more private investment funds. | Chief Investment Officer | 2001-12-31 |
Former positions of Fariba Fischel Ghodsian
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management)
 ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management) Investment ManagersFinance ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management) (ROTH AM) is the investment management division of ROTH Capital Partners LLC, a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1984, the firm is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings LLC. ROTH AM is a full-service investment banking firm that provides financing and advisory services to emerging growth companies worldwide. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2001-12-30 |
Wedbush Securities, Inc.
 Wedbush Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology. | Analyst-Equity | 1996-12-31 |
| ALLERGAN, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1988-12-31 |
Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC
 Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Hospico, Inc., Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ROTH Capital Partners LLC
 ROTH Capital Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories. | Analyst-Equity | 2003-02-09 |
Training of Fariba Fischel Ghodsian
| University of Oxford | Doctorate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Business Admin |
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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Allergan, Inc.
 Allergan, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Allergan, Inc. operated as a global healthcare company. It engaged in the development and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical, medical device ,and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic, neurological, medical aesthetics, medical dermatology, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention, urological, and other specialty markets. The company was founded by Gavin S. Herbert Sr. in 1950 and headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Health Technology |
Wedbush Securities, Inc.
Wedbush Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology. | Finance |
Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC
 Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Formerly known as Lincoln Capital Fixed Income Management Co. LLC, Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC (LBAM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LEH) | Finance |
ROTH Capital Partners LLC
ROTH Capital Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories. | Finance |
DAFNA Capital Management LLC
DAFNA Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance DAFNA Capital Management LLC (DAFNA Capital) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Nathan Fischel in1999 and is a subsidiary of DAFNA Holdings LP. DAFNA Capital provides investment advisory services with respect to one or more private investment funds. | Finance |
ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management)
ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management) Investment ManagersFinance ROTH Capital Partners LLC (Asset Management) (ROTH AM) is the investment management division of ROTH Capital Partners LLC, a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1984, the firm is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings LLC. ROTH AM is a full-service investment banking firm that provides financing and advisory services to emerging growth companies worldwide. | Finance |
Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC
Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Hospico, Inc., Hancock Institutional Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. | Finance |
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