J. Goater
Chairman at AviadoBio Ltd.
Profile
Jeff Goater joined The Column Group as a Venture Partner in 2021.
Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Surface Oncology.
During his tenure at Surface, the company fostered an award-winning culture, advanced four programs into clinical development, completed its initial public offering and secured multiple strategic collaborations, including a transformative partnership with GlaxoSmithKline.
Prior to Surface, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Voyager Therapeutics where he was one of the members of the founding management team.
While at Voyager, he led its crossover financing, initial public offering and strategic partnership with Sanofi Genzyme.
Previously, Mr. Goater spent nearly a decade in investment banking, most recently as a managing director at Evercore Partners, advising on more than $100 billion in strategic transactions in the biopharma industry.
He began his career as a research scientist in the field of AAV gene therapy and holds master’s degrees in microbiology/immunology (M.S.), pathology (M.S.) and business administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Rochester.
Mr. Goater serves on the boards of Surface Oncology, Vaccinex and LogicBio Therapeutics.
He also serves on the board of advisors of Life Science Cares in Boston.
J. Goater active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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The Column Group LLC
 The Column Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Column Group LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Peter Svennilson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-08-31 |
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc.
 Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on developing therapeutics targeting monoADP-ribosylating PARPs for cancer. Its medicines are used for blocking cancer cells? fundamental survival mechanisms. The company was founded by W. Lee Kraus, Tim Mitchison and Paul Chang in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kallyope, Inc.
 Kallyope, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Kallyope, Inc. engages in developing drugs and consumer products. Its specialties include biotechnology, gut-brain axis, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Thomas P. Maniatis, Charles Zuker and Richard Axel in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-28 |
AviadoBio Ltd.
 AviadoBio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology AviadoBio Ltd. is a gene therapy company based in London, UK. AviadoBio's technology is based on pioneering research from King's College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute. The British company's mission is to develop and deliver transformative gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company is developing AVB-101 for patients with FTD-GRN. AviadoBio's investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Monograph Capital, Advent Life Sciences, EQT Lifesciences, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), F-Prime Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), and LifeArc. The company was founded by Youn Bok Lee, Do Young Lee, Chris E. Shaw, and Lisa Deschamps has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Chairman | 2023-01-31 |
Remix Therapeutics, Inc.
 Remix Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Remix Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It involves in developing small molecule therapies which are designed to reprogram RNA processing to address the underlying drivers of disease. The company was founded by Pete Smith and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2023-02-28 |
Judo Bio, Inc.
 Judo Bio, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Judo Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded in 2021 by Chelsea Place Johnson. | Chairman | 2022-10-31 |
Former positions of J. Goater
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|---|---|---|
| SURFACE ONCOLOGY, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-03-31 |
Atavistik Bio, Inc.
 Atavistik Bio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Atavistik Bio, Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company located in an undisclosed location. The American company is pioneering a synthetic, scalable approach to identify and harness highly conserved protein-metabolite interactions to revolutionize small molecule drug discovery. The company's advanced data analytics and AI platforms leverage structure-based drug design to engineer novel, highly specific small molecule drugs to activate, inhibit or stabilize targets. The company is led by an experienced management team and advisors, plus a robust investment syndicate, and is positioned to deliver transformational science to ultimately improve patient care. Atavistik Bio was founded by prominent scientists who are considered among the leading authorities in cell biology, cancer cell biology and cell metabolism. Bryan E Stuart has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Chief Executive Officer | 2023-07-16 |
| LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2022-11-15 |
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Training of J. Goater
| Rochester Christian University | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 3 |
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| VACCINEXPAR | Health Technology |
| EVERCORE INC. | Finance |
| VOYAGER THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Cowen & Co. LLC
 Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
The Column Group LLC
The Column Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Column Group LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Peter Svennilson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
LAGeT LLC
 LAGeT LLC Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology LAGeT LLC developed light activated gene transduction technology process which expands the utility of gene therapy vectors. It offered articular and meniscal cartilage repair, ligament and tendon healing and enhanced spinal fusion. The company was founded by Jeffrey J. Goater and Edward Schwarz and was headquartered in Rochester, NY. | Electronic Technology |
Evercore Capital Partners
 Evercore Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Evercore Capital Partners (Evercore Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC founded in 1996 by Roger C. Altman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Synageva BioPharma Corp.
 Synageva BioPharma Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Synageva BioPharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutic products for patients with life-threatening rare diseases and high unmet medical need. The company is currently evaluating sebelipase alfa in global clinical trials for LAL Deficiency, a lysosomal storage disease associated with liver damage and accelerated atherosclerosis in children and adults, and in infants, premature death often before six months of age. Synageva BioPharma was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
Surface Oncology, Inc.
 Surface Oncology, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Surface Oncology, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, which engages in the provision of biological pathways critical to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for the development of next-generation cancer therapies. The firm’s pipeline includes wholly-owned lead programs targeting CD39 (SRF617) and IL-27 (SRF388), as well as a preclinical program focused on depleting tumor regulatory T cells via targeting CCR8 (SRF114). Its pipeline also includes licensed product programs, such as a collaboration with Novartis targeting CD73 (NZV930, Phase 1) and a collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline targeting PVRIG (SRF813, preclinical). The company was founded by David S. Grayzel in 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Kallyope, Inc.
Kallyope, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Kallyope, Inc. engages in developing drugs and consumer products. Its specialties include biotechnology, gut-brain axis, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Thomas P. Maniatis, Charles Zuker and Richard Axel in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc.
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on developing therapeutics targeting monoADP-ribosylating PARPs for cancer. Its medicines are used for blocking cancer cells? fundamental survival mechanisms. The company was founded by W. Lee Kraus, Tim Mitchison and Paul Chang in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc.
 LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a genome editing technology platform. It focuses on the commercialization of GeneRide, which enables the site-specific integration of a therapeutic transgene without nucleases or exogenous promoters by harnessing the native process of homologous recombination. Its pipeline includes LB-001, LB-301 and LB-401. The company was founded by Mark A. Kay, Leszek Lisowski, and Adi Barzel in August 2014 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
Remix Therapeutics, Inc.
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Remix Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It involves in developing small molecule therapies which are designed to reprogram RNA processing to address the underlying drivers of disease. The company was founded by Pete Smith and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Atavistik Bio, Inc.
Atavistik Bio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Atavistik Bio, Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company located in an undisclosed location. The American company is pioneering a synthetic, scalable approach to identify and harness highly conserved protein-metabolite interactions to revolutionize small molecule drug discovery. The company's advanced data analytics and AI platforms leverage structure-based drug design to engineer novel, highly specific small molecule drugs to activate, inhibit or stabilize targets. The company is led by an experienced management team and advisors, plus a robust investment syndicate, and is positioned to deliver transformational science to ultimately improve patient care. Atavistik Bio was founded by prominent scientists who are considered among the leading authorities in cell biology, cancer cell biology and cell metabolism. Bryan E Stuart has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Health Technology |
AviadoBio Ltd.
AviadoBio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology AviadoBio Ltd. is a gene therapy company based in London, UK. AviadoBio's technology is based on pioneering research from King's College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute. The British company's mission is to develop and deliver transformative gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company is developing AVB-101 for patients with FTD-GRN. AviadoBio's investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Monograph Capital, Advent Life Sciences, EQT Lifesciences, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), F-Prime Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), and LifeArc. The company was founded by Youn Bok Lee, Do Young Lee, Chris E. Shaw, and Lisa Deschamps has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Health Technology |
Judo Bio, Inc.
Judo Bio, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Judo Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded in 2021 by Chelsea Place Johnson. | Commercial Services |
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